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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9. Dan Burn: £3.15million
The Magpies forked out £13million to sign the defender in January and although this doesn’t seem good value for money when you compare it to his market value, Burn’s presence and composure at the back could be worth a lot more to Newcastle for the remainder of this season. Photo: George Wood
10. Jacob Murphy: £3.6million
Murphy has been used as a wing-back and as a winger this season but has often had to settle for making appearances off the bench. Photo: Stu Forster
11. Martin Dubravka: £4.5million
After a shaky start coming back into the side following a long injury layoff, Dubravka has been very solid recently, helped by a much improved defence ahead of him. Photo: George Wood
12. Chris Wood: £5.4million
Newcastle United desperately needed a striker in January and they acted quickly to secure the services of Wood. They may have had to ‘overpay’ to match his release clause, however, it’s clear that Newcastle are a better team with him than without him. Photo: George Wood