4) Leicester City: Increased by €354m
Expenditure: €130m
Value: €484m
One of the greatest fairy tale stories not just in football but all sport, Leicester City’s story will be told for generations to come. Overcoming 5000/1 odds to win the Premier League after miraculously avoiding relegation the previous season, Claudio Ranieri will forever be remembered as the man who made it happen.
The Foxes lost only three games last season as they won the league by 10 points. While they did leak goals, it was thanks to Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy that they simply scored more than the opposition. Mahrez is still the most valuable player at £25.5m (he was signed for £400K) while Vardy is now valued at £17m (he was signed for £1m).
Other players who have seen a major rise in market value include Islam Slimani (£21.3m) and Ahmed Musa (£15.3m).