Who are Arsenal’s 10 most valuable players this season when it comes to cash value?

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After another major overhaul in the summer, Arsenal’s list of most valuable players has undergone something of a revamp, too.

Few players at Arsenal were unsellable in the last window.

Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe, Nicolas Pepe, Thomas Partey, and Kieran Tierney perhaps the only players who were safe from the firesale and all of them make the list, as do some of the new boys.

Top 10 most valuable Arsenal players

10. Alexandre Lacazette £19.8m

25th August 2021 - The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, West Midlands, England EFL Cup Football, West Bromwich Albion versus Arsenal - Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal celebrates his goal. Photo: ActionPlus / Graham Wilson
25th August 2021 – The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, West Midlands, England EFL Cup Football, West Bromwich Albion versus Arsenal – Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal celebrates his goal. Photo: ActionPlus / Graham Wilson

10th on this list, it is likely to be the last time Lacazette appears with the striker’s contract expiring next summer.

Arsenal will try to sell him in January to recoup some of the £47.7m they spent on him. Given Lacazette is still only 30, this isn’t a great example of asset management.

8. Gabriel £22.2m

Gabriel of Arsenal celebrates his team's win after the final whistle after the game, at Turf Moor. COLORSPORT / ALAN MARTIN
Gabriel of Arsenal celebrates his team’s win after the final whistle after the game, at Turf Moor. COLORSPORT / ALAN MARTIN

Arsenal shelled out £23.4m for Gabriel last summer when he was worth around £18m.

8. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang £22.5m

Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League - Emirates Stadium Arsenals Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates scoring their side s second goal of the game during the Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. Picture date: Sunday September 26, 2021.
Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur – Premier League – Emirates Stadium Arsenals Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates scoring their side s second goal of the game during the Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. Picture date: Sunday September 26, 2021.

Now that he’s over 30, Auba’s value is on the slow downward slide to retirement. For a brief moment after he arrived at Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund in 2018, Auba’s value rose from the £57.38m Arsenal paid for him to £67.5m but it has been on a downward spiral ever since.

7. Emile Smith Rowe £25.2m

Emile Smith Rowe with his Player of the Match award for the England u21s following their match against Andorra (Photo via Smith Rowe on Twitter)
Emile Smith Rowe with his Player of the Match award for the England u21s following their match against Andorra (Photo via Smith Rowe on Twitter)

This time last year, Emile Smith Rowe was worth just £2.43m, meaning his value has increased more than ten-fold in the last 12 months.

6. Kieran Tierney £28.8m

Manchester, England, 28th August 2021. Kieran Tierney of Arsenal reacts during the Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Picture credit: Darren Staples / Sportimage
Manchester, England, 28th August 2021. Kieran Tierney of Arsenal reacts during the Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Picture credit: Darren Staples / Sportimage

After signing a new Arsenal deal, Tierney’s value rose slightly and he now sits at £4.5m above what Arsenal paid for him two years ago.

5. Nicolas Pepe £31.5m

Nicolas Pepe of Arsenal celebrates scoring his sides opening goal during the Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. Picture credit: David Klein / Sportimage
Nicolas Pepe of Arsenal celebrates scoring his sides opening goal during the Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. Picture credit: David Klein / Sportimage

Not quite the £72m we paid for him, and it’s hard to say ‘he’s getting there’ when his value has slowly slid downwards ever since we vastly overpaid for him.

Even with his improved performances, Arsenal’s as a team have scuppered his value further.

2. Benjamin White £36m

BRIGHTON, ENGLAND: Ben White of Arsenal shields the ball from Shane Duffy of Brighton & Hove Albion during the Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Arsenal at American Express Community Stadium on October 02, 2021. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images)
BRIGHTON, ENGLAND: Benjamin White of Arsenal shields the ball from Shane Duffy of Brighton & Hove Albion during the Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Arsenal at American Express Community Stadium on October 02, 2021. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images)

At £50m, Arsenal certainly overpaid for Benjamin White, who was worth only £25.2m when he was purchased.

As you can see, the move to Arsenal alone added nearly £10m to his value.

2. Martin Odegaard £36m

Burnley v Arsenal - Premier League - Turf Moor Arsenal s Martin Odegaard celebrates scoring their side s first goal of the game during the Premier League match at Turf Moor, Burnley. Picture date: Saturday September 18, 2021. Copyright: Anthony Devlin
Burnley v Arsenal – Premier League – Turf Moor Arsenal s Martin Odegaard celebrates scoring their side s first goal of the game during the Premier League match at Turf Moor, Burnley. Picture date: Saturday September 18, 2021. Copyright: Anthony Devlin

Arriving in the summer on a permanent deal, Odegaard’s value should start to rise quite a bit with regular football.

Even though Odegaard was valued at around £36m in the summer, Arsenal only paid £31.5m for him.

2. Thomas Partey £36m

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thomas partey

Arsenal’s second most valuable player who cost £45m when he was first purchased.

1. Bukayo Saka £58.5m

Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League - Emirates Stadium Arsenal s Bukayo Saka is interviewed after the Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. Picture date: Sunday September 26, 2021. Copyright: Nick Potts
Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur – Premier League – Emirates Stadium Arsenal s Bukayo Saka is interviewed after the Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. Picture date: Sunday September 26, 2021. Copyright: Nick Potts

Not only is Saka the most valuable player at Arsenal, he is the most valuable player in world football born in 2001, the most valuable left midfield in the world and is the 11th most valuable English man.

He is also the 43rdmost valuable player in world football.