Player transfer values have plummeted by over €9 billion worldwide due to the severe financial uncertainty created by football's current stoppage.
That's according to the experts at Transfermarkt, who've taken into account the long-term implications of the ongoing pandemic on clubs' resources - and uncertainty as to when the transfer window will reopen.
It's had a huge impact on Premier League player values. The biggest faller - but still the league's most expensive player - is Man City's Raheem Sterling, valued at £144 million in December but only £115 million now.
Liverpool's Sadio Mane and Mo Salah are rated at £108 million - as is Harry Kane - but all three have fallen from their £135 million valuation at the end of 2019.
Paul Pogba drops to £72 million from £90 million - but maybe that's just because he can't get a weekly fresh trim right now.
However it's players towards the end of their prime years which now look like bargains. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's goals are worth way more than his estimated fee of £50 million to Arsenal - but he turns 31 in the summer and his contract expires in 2021.
Similarly, Wolves fans may laugh at Raul Jimenez's price being set at 'just' £36 million. But the striker will be 29 next month and how many peak seasons will he have left when football does return?
Some of the values still look low to us. No way are Crystal Palace selling Wilf Zaha for £40 million - not after tagging him at double that for years - while Jack Grealish is surely worth more than £27 million, even if he is in the shabbiest of dog houses right now.
Each Premier League club's most valuable player - according to Transfermarkt - is listed below, along with their price at the end of 2019 before the transfer crash.
Let us know which you think are great or terrible business at these reduced fees.
Man City: Raheem Sterling - £115.2m (was £144m)
Liverpool: Sadio Mane - £108m (was £135m)
Liverpool: Mo Salah - £108m (was £135m)
Tottenham: Harry Kane - £108m (was £135m)
Chelsea: N'Golo Kante - £72m (was £90m)
Man United: Paul Pogba - £72m (was £90m)
Arsenal: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - £50.4m (was £64m)
Everton: Richarlison - £46.8m (was £58.5m)
West Ham: Declan Rice - £44.5m (was 49.5m)
Leicester: James Maddison - £43.2m (was £54m)
Crystal Palace: Wilfried Zaha - £39.6m (was £49.5m)
Wolves: Raul Jimenez - £36m (was £45m)
Wolves: Ruben Neves - £36m (was £45m)
Aston Villa: Jack Grealish - £27.45m (was £34.2m)
Bournemouth: Nathan Ake - £25.2m (was £31.5m)
Watford: Ismaila Sarr - £22.05m (was £27m)
Burnley: James Tarkowski - £18m (was £22.5m)
Newcastle: Joelinton - £18m (was £27m)
Newcastle: Allan Saint-Maximin - £18m (was £22.5m)
Norwich: Todd Cantwell - £18m (was £19.8m)
Norwich: Max Aarons - £18m (was £19.8m)
Sheff United: Sander Berge - £18m (was (£19.8m)
Brighton: Neal Maupay - £15.75m (was £19.8 million)
Southampton: Danny Ings - £15.75m (was £19.8 million)
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source https://www.sportbible.com/football/football-top-10s-every-premier-league-clubs-most-valuable-player-after-transfer-crash-20200410
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