Key Soccerlytics Insights:
- Following the acquisition of Bradley, Defoe and Cesar, Toronto FC has the highest average player value (APV) in Major League Soccer
- Toronto's 0.75M Euro APV is 129% higher than Major League Soccer's 0.33M Euro APV
- Toronto's APV would be eight highest in Brazil's Campeonato Brasileiro, 7th highest in Argentina's Torneo Inicial, and 15th highest in Mexico's Liga MX
- Seattle Sounders FC (0.64M Euro APV) has the second highest APV in the league largely in part to their recent investments in Clint Dempsey and Obafemi Martins
- 4 other clubs (Portland Timbers, Vancouver Whitecaps, LA Galaxy and FC Dallas) make up the 6 MLS clubs whose APV is higher than the league's average
- San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo and Philadelphia Union all have an APV equal to the Major League Soccer's 0.33M Euro APV
- The New England Revolution have the lowest Average Player Value in MLS at 0.18M Euros, 44% below the MLS league average
3 Major League Soccer prospects for Europe's big leagues:
- Maximiliano Urruti (Portland Timbers): 23 year old Argentine striker valued at 2M Euros
- Samuel Rosa Goncalves (LA Galaxy): 23 year old Brazilian striker on loan from Fluminense valued at 1.5M Euros
- David Texeira (FC Dallas): 23 year old Uruguayan striker who joined MLS from FC Groningen in the Dutch Eredivisie. Valued at 1M Euros
Top 3 Individual Player Transfer Market Value (TMV) Increases in 2013:
- Obafemi Martins (Seattle Sounders FC): 29 year old Nigerian International striker saw his TMV increase 40% from 2.5M to 3.5M Euros
- Kei Kamara (Middlesbrough FC): 29 year old Sierra Leone International striker saw his TMV increase 60% from 0.5M to 0.8M Euros as he transferred from Sporting Kansas City to Middlesbrough via a loan move to Norwich City
- Jose Correa (Gimnasia): 21 year old Colombian striker saw his TMV increase 33.3% increase from 0.75M to 1M Euros as he transferred from Chivas USA to Gimnasia
MLS Average Player Value Index (Market Value data from Transfermarkt.com):
