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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25. Allan Saint-Maximin: £28.8million
Where would Newcastle United be without the Frenchman this season? Saint-Maximin’s ability on the ball is matched by very few, if any, other Premier League players and he is rightly regarded as Newcastle’s best and most valuable player. Photo: OLI SCARFF