Japan is flying high…the most expensive teams participating in the Asian Nations 2023 | sports

With the presence of international stars such as Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kaoru Mitoma, the English stars for Arsenal and Brighton, and Takefusa Kubo, the Spanish midfielder for Real Sociedad, the Japanese national team leads the list of the most expensive teams participating in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

The 18th edition of the prestigious continental championship will be held in Qatar from January 12 to February 10.

The market value of the “Samurai” team exceeded 316 million euros, while the South Korean team ranked second with a value of 193 million euros, and the UAE team came among the top five with 32 million euros, and the market value of the Qatari team, the champion of the last edition, approached 16 million euros.

List of the 24 teams with the most expensive market value in the 2023 Asian Cup:

• Japan (26 players): 316.95 million euros.
• South Korea (26 players): 193 million euros.
• Iran (26 players): 51.58 million euros.
• Australia (26 players): 40.90 million euros.
• UAE (26 players): 32.05 million euros.
• Uzbekistan (26 players): 26.15 million euros.
• Saudi Arabia (26 players): 23.30 million euros.

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Teams with a market value of less than 20 million euros:

• Syria (26 players): 16.53 million euros.
• Qatar (26 players): 15.90 million euros.
• Jordan (26 players): 13.13 million euros.
• Iraq (26 players): 11.63 million euros.
• China (26 players): 11.33 million euros.

Teams with a market value of less than 10 million euros:

• Bahrain (26 players): 9.68 million euros.
• Thailand (26 players): 8.93 million euros.
• Indonesia (26 players): 8.70 million euros.
• Oman (26 players): 7.50 million euros.
• Lebanon (26 players): 7.43 million euros.
• Tajikistan (26 players): 7.33 million euros.

Teams with a market value of less than 7 million euros:

• Malaysia (26 players): 6.73 million euros.
• India (26 players): 6.53 million euros.
• Palestine (26 players): 6.50 million euros.
• Vietnam (26 players): 6.33 million euros.
• Hong Kong (26 players): 6.25 million euros.
• Kyrgyzstan (27 years): 6.25 million euros.