Is the value of Wooray a third of Yang Min-hyuk? A cool analysis of Super League, K League 2 or J2 level

Dec 17, 2024

◇Sportschosun DB

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Local analysis showed that the value of the Chinese Super League (CSL) club is similar to that of K League 2 or Japan J2.

China's soccer newspaper reported on the 16th (Korea time) that the total value of the 16 CSL teams was 131 million euros (about 1979 billion won), less than half of J1 (286 million euros, 432 billion won).

The newspaper explained 'CSL's average team value was €8.16 million, down significantly from €13.5 million last year'66% of K League 1 (average €12.34 million) and 57% of J1 (€14.32 million). He also argued that there are 19 teams worth more than 10 million euros in J1, and that Sagan Dos (9.43 million euros) alone is less than 10 million euros. If there are nine teams worth more than 15 million euros, Sanfrecce Hiroshima (20.25 million euros) is the most valuable of the three league teams in Korea, China and Japan.

Analysis of the K-League 1 also continued. The soccer report said, "'There are seven teams worth more than 10 million euros in K League 1 and three teams worth more than 15 million euros.'" The lowest value team in K League 1 is Daegu FC worth 8.5 million euros, but it exceeds the average value of CSL teams.'

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What is the value of the CSL team they saw. There are seven teams in the newspaper 'CSL that are worth more than 10 million euros. Of these, only Shanghai Haigang (18.61 million euros) is a team worth more than 15 million euros', and '7 teams worth less than 5 million euros and 4 teams worth less than 3 million euros'. In the meantime, Ansan Greeners (4.18 million euros) and Ehime FC (4.59 million euros), which are the least valuable in K League 2 and J2, are ranked in the top 12 in the CSL. Most of the CSL's team values are similar to J2, and the values of the middle and lower teams are similar to those of K League 2. This explains the gap between CSL and the Korea-Japan league'

The soccer newspaper reported that `CSL has the highest total amount and value of foreign players among the three leagues' and"Bargas (5 million euros) playing in Shanghai High River surpasses Lingard (4 million euros) and Gustavsson (2.8 million euros).' However, the value gap between leagues in the three countries is due to their own players. While Urey, who has the highest value in the CSL, has 1.2 million euros, Yang Min-hyuk (currently Tottenham, 3.5 million euros), who is considered the highest value in K League 1, is three times that of Urey. The same goes for J1's highest value Kawabe? (Hiroshima, €4 million) ' The newspaper said the only player worth more than €1 million in the CSL is Wu Lei.

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It is unclear what criteria the club and player values set by them have been set. It seems that CSL's total salary, which has shrunk due to financial difficulties in recent years, and the widening gap between domestic and foreign players have been comprehensively considered.

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