PSG or Arsenal, who is worth more? A few million gap, Rice the most valuable
By OnzeActu · · 3 min read
PSG and Arsenal meet in the C1 final in Budapest. According to Transfermarkt, the two teams exceed a billion euros and are only separated by a few million: 1.212 billion for PSG against 1.229 billion for Arsenal, Declan Rice being the most expensive recruit.
Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal meet this evening (kick-off at 6 p.m.) for the 2026 UEFA Champions League final in Budapest. Two squads designed to aim for the highest rewards and an opposition that goes beyond the simple sporting framework: confrontation of models, projects and management philosophies.
On one side Luis Enrique's Paris Saint-Germain, defending champion and one of the most dominant teams in Europe. On the other side, Mikel Arteta's Arsenal, back in the final twenty years after his last appearance and candidate for the first European coronation, having already lifted the Premier League.
The economic comparison illustrates the proximity between the two clubs: according to Transfermarkt, their market values are separated by only a few million euros, and the two compositions well exceed a billion.
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Squad values according to Transfermarkt
PSG: 1.212 billion euros
- Vitinha: 110 million euros
- João Neves: 110 million euros
- Ousmane Dembélé: 100 million euros
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia: 90 million euros
- Désiré Doué: 90 million euros
- Achraf Hakimi: 80 million euros
- Nuno Mendes: 75 million euros
- Willian Pacho: 70 million euros
- Bradley Barcola: 70 million euros
- Warren Zaire-Emery: 60 million euros
- Illia Zabarnyi: 45 million euros
- Fabián Ruiz: 40 million euros
- Senny Mayulu: 40 million euros
- Gonçalo Ramos: 35 million euros
- Marquinhos: 30 million euros
- Lucas Chevalier: 30 million euros
- Ibrahim Mbaye: 30 million euros
- Kang-in Lee: 28 million euros
- Matvey Safonov: 22 million euros
- Lucas Hernández: 20 million euros
- Lucas Beraldo: 20 million euros
- Dro Fernández: 10 million euros
- Quentin Ndjantou: 7 million euros
- Renato Marin: 500,000 euros
Arsenal: 1.229 billion euros
- Declan Rice: 120 million euros
- Bukayo Saka: 120 million euros
- William Saliba: 90 million euros
- Martín Zubimendi: 80 million euros
- Gabriel: 75 million euros
- Jurrien Timber: 70 million euros
- Martin Ødegaard: 65 million euros
- Viktor Gyökeres: 65 million euros
- Eberechi Eze: 60 million euros
- Kai Havertz: 50 million euros
- Riccardo Calafiori: 50 million euros
- Noni Madueke: 50 million euros
- Piero Hincapié: 50 million euros
- Gabriel Martinelli: 45 million euros
- David Raya: 35 million euros
- Cristhian Mosquera: 35 million euros
- Myles Lewis-Skelly: 35 million euros
- Ben White: 30 million euros
- Mikel Merino: 30 million euros
- Leandro Trossard: 20 million euros
- Gabriel Jesus: 20 million euros
- Max Dowman: 20 million euros
- Christian Nørgaard: 7 million euros
- Kepa Arrizabalaga: 7 million euros
- Tommy Setford: N/A
Results: the two squads are close financially, Arsenal is narrowly ahead of PSG according to Transfermarkt, Declan Rice appears as the highest individual value in the match. On the pitch, the final will decide who deserves the status of 2026 European champion.