€285m increase in squad market value - Arsenal are thriving under Mikel Arteta

The Transfermarkt Premier League market value update is now live and while Manchester City can boast of some impressive numbers after winning a historic treble, there’s undoubtedly just as much good news for Arsenal. Mikel Arteta’s side may have failed to wrestle control of the league title from Pep Guardiola’s team, but nevertheless the North London club improved dramatically and that has been represented in the new update. 

Indeed, Arsenal can now lay claim to having three of the top 10 most valuable players in the Premier League, with Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard and Gabriel Martinelli all seeing a collective market value increase of €25 million. “In addition to Saka, who now stands at the top of the ranking of the most valuable English players alongside Jude Bellingham, Ødegaard in particular has been instrumental in the success of the Arsenal attack,” noted Daniel Busch, Area Manager for Transfermarkt UK, in his update. “The young captain is the world’s most valuable attacking midfielder behind Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala.”

Closing in on the €1 billion mark - How Arsenal have improved under Arteta 

The recent update now means that Arsenal’s squad has a collective market value of €976m, which puts them in third place behind Man City and Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. However, to the delight of fans of the club, it also means that Arteta’s team have overtaken fellow Premier League top-four contenders Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool. And when we take a closer look at the club’s record since Arteta took over we can see that some significant improvements have been made. 

Player Comparison

Bukayo Saka

Martin Ødegaard

Arsenal FC

Arsenal FC

€120.00m

Market Value

€90.00m

22

Age

24

Right Winger

Position

Attacking Midfield

Jun 30, 2027

Contract until

Jun 30, 2028

Full Player Comparison

Indeed, when Arteta took over at Arsenal in 2019, the club’s squad value stood at just €691m, which was the sixth highest in the English top-flight and a fair reflection of a team that had struggled to impose themselves on the top six or even the top four spots in the league. However, since then, we’ve seen Arsenal’s squad value increase by an impressive €285m. Which amounts to an incredible 41% improvement, which far surpasses what domestic rivals like Chelsea (15% increase) or Man Utd (8.2% increase) have achieved, while Man City (15% decrease), Liverpool (24.9% decrease) and most notably Tottenham Hotspur (37% decrease) have all seen their market values drop. 

To Arteta’s credit, Arsenal’s improvements on the balance sheet have been down to the manner in which he has been able to develop promising young prospects into genuine Premier League stars. For example, since he joined the club, Saka’s market value has increased by €107m, Martinelli’s by €62m, Ben White’s by €52.5m and Ødegaard’s by €40m. And while not all of those increases in value are down to just performances on the pitch, there’s no doubt that most are. And that Arsenal’s key players continue to tick upwards in no small part to the way the Spaniard has got his team playing exciting and successful football.