What would be the most expensive eleven in the derby if we unify players from Atlético and Real Madrid?

One of the hottest derbies in recent years is coming. With Atlético leading and Madrid on their heels, this is a key duel in the fight for the league title. A red and white victory would bring the cup closer to the Metropolitan, while if the whites win, they would tighten the classification more than ever. That is why both coaches, Simeone and Zidane, will put all the weapons they have available on the field of play, which are no small thing.

Just 5 points separate them 13 games from the end of the tournament. Atlético leads the table with 58 units, and has one game less than its follower, Real, who follows with 53. Without a doubt, Sunday will not be another day in Madrid, since the city will be divided into 2. We, from the impartial side, analyze the estimated value of both squads, following the data from the specialized website Transfermark. Between them they reach a value of 1514 million euros.

Atleti's is slightly higher (769 by 745 than Madrid's). In addition, Simeone´s team has the most expensive footballer in the entire League, Joao Félix, valued in 100 million, and the second, Jan Oblak of 90 M.The defense, in addition to Oblak in goal, would be made up of three players from Madrid and one from Atleti. The wings would be occupied by white footballers: Carvajal (40 M), the right and Mendy (40 M) the left. The central pair would be a mix with Varane (70 M) and Jose Maria Giménez (65 M).

In the middle, there would be four top-level footballers, two from each team. In the sides, Valverde (70 M) and Saúl (60 M), while Casemiro (70 M) and Koke (60 M) would play in the midfield axis. A midfield with more physical than quality, but very adapted to modern football. Finally, two forwards. Hazard (50 M) remains high value despite injuries. Of course, it has fallen 100 million since June 2019. In his place, Marcos Llorente could enter, with the same value. Next to it, the aforementioned Joao Félix.

Consequently, how would the luxury starting eleven look like?

Consequently, we would be talking about a 4-4-2  that would be as follows: Jan Oblak, Dani Carvajal, Rapha Varane, José María Giménez, and Benjamin Mendy at defense. A little further on, in the midfield we would find Federico Valverde, Koke, Casemiro and Saul Ñiguez. And attacking, a luxury forward, made up of Eden Hazard and Joao Félix. In total, it would cost 715 million euros. And it leaves out great footballers from the continent such as Luis Suárez, Luka Modric, Tony Kroos or Karim Benzema.