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The year is almost over and while football fans across the world can use trophies and league tables to point to which clubs have done well on the pitch, there’s very little to suggest which clubs enjoyed the last 12 months off it. Well, that is until now. Using Transfermarkt’s market values, we can not only deduce which players are rising and falling in favour throughout the game, but we can also calculate which clubs have enjoyed 2025 the most by calculating which clubs have added the most market value to their overall squad. So, without further ado, here’s a breakdown of the top 20 clubs in the world based on the biggest rises in squad market value.
While the list of the most valuable squads in the world is made up of league leaders and title contenders, the top 20 list of clubs that have gained the most market value in 2025 is a far more varied selection of squads. For example, when we start at No.20 we can see that Liverpool just make it on to the list with an increase in squad value of €74.1 million in 2025. But, surprisingly, Crystal Palace (+€76.2m), Sassuolo (+€76.4m), HSV (+€85.9m), Atlético (+€90.2m) and Bournemouth (+€92.5m) all sit above the Anfield side, showcasing a wide array of established big clubs, as well as teams that have either won promotion to the top-flight or improved dramatically in mid-table. It’s a similar site for the remaining spots outside the top 10, with German giants Bayern Munich ranking just 14th on the list with a squad market value increase of €92.6m, which puts them just below Tottenham (+€94.7m), Barcelona (+€100m) and Marseille (+€108m).
In tenth place are none other one of Ligue 1’s smartest operators in the transfer window in 2025 in Strasbourg, who’ve seen their squad increase in market value by a staggering €113m. Serie A surprise title contenders for this season, Roma, sit above them in ninth place on the list, with no less than €115m being added to the capital club’s squad market value. However, both top-flight clubs come behind none other than Leeds United, whose squad has increased in market value by €136m following promotion to the Premier League. Just above Leeds are the club that they copied their famous white kits from once upon a time: Real Madrid claim seventh place with an increase of €144m in squad market value. And just above the LaLiga giants are none other than Premier League title contenders Arsenal, whose squad has increased in market value by €151m since the start of 2025.
When we get to the top five there are no less than three Premier League sides. Chelsea’s summer spending spree saw no less than €160m in market value get added to their squad in 2025, while Nottingham Forest’s equally gung-ho approach to the transfer window and an impressive seventh-placed finish to last season’s league campaign has seen the Reds pocket an extra €178m in squad market value this year. Breaking up the English stranglehold on the top spots are none other than Serie A minnows Como, whose promotion to the Italian top-flight and expensive summer signings have seen the Italian side claim third place with €223m added to their squad’s overall market value. In second place are a club that enjoyed similar success in 2025, with newly-promoted Sunderland adding €248m in market value to their squad following promotion and a busy summer transfer window. However, in a rather fitting manner, no club gained more market value in 2025 than Paris Saint-Germain, whose squad has seen a number of players skyrocket in market value since the Ligue 1 side won the Champions League in May.
