Key Soccerlytics Insights:- Japan's J. League has a current Average Player Value (APV) of 0.44M Euros, which is higher than that of several leagues in the America's including the USA's Major League Soccer (0.36M Euro APV), Uruguay's Primera Division (0.27M Euro APV) and the Chilean Primera Division (0.24M Euro APV), and only slightly lower than that of Argentina's top division (0.496M Euro APV)
- Urawa Reds have the highest APV in the Japanese J. League at 0.64M Euros, 45.5% higher than that of the league
- Urawa's APV is the second highest in the Asian Football Confederation behind China's Guangzhou Evergrande (0.74M Euros)
- Cerezo Osaka (0.61M Euro APV) has the second highest APV Index in Japan, 38.6% higher than the J.Leagues's 0.44M Euros
- 6 other clubs (Sanfrecce Hiroshima, FC Tokyo, Yokohama F. Marinos, Kashiwa Reysol, Kawasaki Frontale and Vegalta Sendai) make up the 8 clubs with an APV higher than the J.League average
- Ventforet Kofu has the lowest APV index (0.27M Euros) in the J.League, 38.6% lower than that of the league
5 J.League prospects for Europe's big leagues:
- Renato (Kawasaki Frontale): 25 year old Brazilian winger valued at 1.5M Euros
- Yojiro Takahaji (Sanfrecce Hiroshima): 28 year old Japanese attacking midfielder valued at 1.5M Euros
- Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka): 22 year old support striker valued at 1.5M Euros
- Yosuke Kashiwagi (Urawa Reds): 26 year old Japanese attacking midfielder at 1.5M Euros
- Manabu Saito (Yokohama F. Marinos): 24 year old Japanese winger valued at 1.5M Euros
Japanese J.League Average Player Value Index (Market Value data from Transfermarkt.com)
