Modern football is becoming more and more a ‘squad game’ with each member of the squad often relied upon by the manager to do a job.
Squad rotation means that teams have to have a deep squad in order to succeed and it’s not a coincidence that market values of squads often directly correlate with success on the pitch.
And whilst ‘market value’ of a player or squad doesn’t take into account all factors, it is a good barometer of how a squad is balanced.
With that in mind, what about Newcastle United’s squad? Here, using data provided by Transfermarkt, we rank each of Howe’s 25-man Premier League squad from the player with the lowest ‘market value’ to the player who is seen as Newcastle United’s most valuable player:
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21. Kieran Trippier: £16.2million
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22. Callum Wilson: £18million
The arrival of Chris Wood has softened the blow of losing Wilson to a long-term injury, however, he still remains one of Newcastle’s key players and one that fans will hope can return to action before the end of the campaign. Photo: Stu Forster
23. Joe Willock: £19.8million
After moving to Newcastle for £25million in the summer, Willock struggled to get back into form. However, these last few weeks have shown that the Magpies were probably right to purchase the midfielder. He has even added goals to his game recently with his struggles in-front of goal one of the major criticisms of his start to the campaign. Photo: George Wood
24. Bruno Guimaraes: £27million
Few arrivals, certainly in recent memory, have elicited such a reaction from Newcastle United supporters. We’re slowly starting to see what the Brazilian can offer at Newcastle and it's fair to say fans have been mightily impressed with his recent displays. Photo: Stu Forster