The most expensive squad of World Cup 2014
With stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar, the most expensive squad of the 2014 World Cup is worth more than half a billion euros.
Of course, in this squad, we cannot ignore the three top stars playing in La Liga: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Lionel Messi (Argentina) and Neymar (Brazil). With a value of 120 million euros, Messi is the most valuable player in the world at the moment. Ronaldo follows right behind with a value of 100 million euros and Neymar is the third most expensive player at this World Cup with a value of 60 million euros.
Bundesliga also has three representatives, all from Bayern Munich and the German national team: Mario Goetze (55 million euros), Philipp Lahm (30 million euros) and Manuel Neuer (35 million euros). However, that is not enough to help this tournament be unrivaled in the most expensive squad of the World Cup because La Liga has 7 players. In addition to Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar, there are still 3 stars of the Spanish national team: Andres Iniesta (55 million euros), Cesc Fabregas (50 million euros), Sergio Ramos (40 million euros) and a player from Brazil, Marcelo (25 million euros).
The remaining name in the most expensive squad of the World Cup is the captain of the Brazilian national team, Thiago Silva (40 million euros), currently playing for PSG in Ligue 1. In addition, if you pay close attention, you can see that this entire expensive squad is playing for the top 4 European teams at the moment: Bayern Munich (3 players), Barca (4 players), Real (3 players) and PSG (1 player).
The most expensive squad of World Cup 2014
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Ronaldo - Messi - Neymar: 3 most expensive stars of World Cup 2014 |
Source: FOOTBALL +