Portugal’s Squad Valued At Five Times More Than Scotland’s Ahead Of Nations League Clash

Portugal welcome Scotland to the Estadio da Luz in their second Nations League fixture and the Euro 2016 winners are valued at just under £1 billion – five times more than the Scot’s.

Roberto Martinez’s side got off to a strong start in their Nations League campaign, beating Croatia 2-1 thanks to goals from Diogo Dalot and Cristiano Ronaldo.

The match was a moment in history, as Ronaldo scored his 900th career goal and ended a run of six matches without scoring for Portugal.

In contrast, Scotland started their Nations League run with a crushing 3-2 defeat at home to Poland, as a 97th minute penalty from Nicola Zalewski secured all three points for the visitors.

Steve Clarke’s side were 2-0 down going into the second half, but goals from Billy Gilmour and Scott McTominay brought the match level.

Scottish defender, Grant Hanley, foolishly tripped Zalewski in the penalty area and the Polish forward calmly slotted the ball into the bottom corner from the spot.

Portugal and Scotland have only met twice since 2002, with Portugal winning on both occasions and you have to go all the way back to 1980 to find Scotland’s last win over their European counterparts.

This record can also be explained when comparing the current squad values of both sides, as Portugal’s side is currently worth over five times more than Scotland’s.

Portugal vs Scotland Squad Values Compared

All values/data collected from TransferMarkt

Portugal Squad Value

Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (£38m), Jose Sa (£11.8m), Rui Silva (£6.8m)

Defenders: Ruben Dias (£67.5m), Antonio Silva (£38m), Renato Veiga (£2.5m), Goncalo Inacio (£38m), Tiago Santos (£12.6m), Diogo Dalot (£29.5m), Nuno Mendes (£46.4m), Nelson Semedo (£10.1m)

Midfielders: Joao Palhinha (£46.4m), Joao Neves (£46.4m), Vitinha (46.4m), Bruno Fernandes (£59m), Bernardo Silva (£59m), Ruben Neves (£27m)

Forwards: Joao Felix (£25.3), Francisco Trincao (£16.8m), Pedro Goncalves (£27m), Rafael Leao (£76m), Geovany Quenda (N/A), Pedro Neto (£46.4m), Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.6m), Diogo Jota (£42.2m)

Total Squad Value: £831.7m

Scotland Squad Value

Goalkeepers: Angus Gunn (£2.1m), Zander Clark (£0.6m), Robby McCrorie (£0.4m)

Defenders: Scott McKenna (£7.7m), John Souttar (£2.6m), Ryan Porteous (£2.6m), Grant Hanley (£0.8m), Andrew Robertson (£25.5m), Greg Taylor (£6.4m), Anthony Ralston (£1.5m), Max Johnston (£0.9m)

Midfielders: Billy Gilmour (£15.3m), Scott McTominay (£27.2m), John McGinn (£25.5m), Ryan Christie (£10.2m), Kenny McLean (£0.8m), Ryan Gauld (£6.0m)

Forwards: Lewis Morgan (£4.3m), James Forrest (£0.9m), Ché Adams (£12.8m), Lawrence Shankland (£3.4m), Tommy Conway (£3.4m), Lyndon Dykes (£1.7m)

Total Squad Value: £162.2 million