Aston Villa defy £495m estimation as Man Utd have £714m shocker

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery and Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag on the sideline
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Aston Villa boss Unai Emery is getting more out of his squad than most other Premier League managers, according to a new report.

Villa have made a fine start to the new season. Emery has guided them to third place in the table in the early standings, with four wins from their opening five matches - their only defeat coming against Arsenal.

According to Transfermarkt, Villa are overperforming and are doing better than their squad value suggests they should be. Transfermarkt have compared the valuation of each Premier League team’s squad with their current spot in the table to see which sides are getting the most out of their resources. Villa have the eighth most expensive squad but are five places better off in the actual table.

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Emery’s squad is valued by Transfermarkt at €595.45m (£495m) after the club’s impressive summer window. When it comes to underperforming based on squad value, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United are bottom of the pile. Both have a difference of -6 between squad value ranking and actual league position.

Transfermarkt’s market value v league position table

Market value position | club | squad value | league position | difference

17th | Fulham | €342m (£284m) | 9th | +8

8th | Aston Villa | €595.45m (£495m) | 3rd | +5

12th | Nottingham Forest | €414m (£344m) | 8th | +4

19th | Leicester City | €263.90m (£219m) | 15th | +4

20th | Ipswich Town | €161.1m (£134m) | 17th | +3

9th | Brighton and Hove Albion | €543.1m (£452m) | 7th | +2

15th | Bournemouth | €349.85m (£291m) | 13th | +2

4th | Liverpool | €923m (£768m) | 2nd | +2

13th | Brentford | €395.03m (£329m) | 12th | +1

7th | Newcastle United | €651.65m (£542m) | 6th | +1

18th | Southampton | €273.20m (£227m) | 18th | 0

1st | Manchester City | €1.26bn (£1bn) | 1st | 0

3rd | Chelsea | €948.20m (£789m) | 5th | -2

2nd | Arsenal | €1.17bn (£974m) | 4th | -2

16th | Everton | €349.1m (£290m) | 19th | -3

6th | Tottenham Hotspur | €768.3m (£639m) | 10th | -4

10th | West Ham United | €483.5m (£402m) | 14th | -4

11th | Crystal Palace | €430.18m (£358m) | 16th - 5

5th | Manchester United | €857.35m (£714m) | 11th | -6

14th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | €370.5m (£308m) | 20th | -6

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