Three professionals from two teams in the United States MLS lead the ranking of the Concacaf Champions League Most Valuable Soccer Players at the start of the competition’s round of 16. Atlanta United’s Venezuelan forward Josef Martínez is the ‘MPV’ with a market value of 14 million euros.
Argentines Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) and Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) take the podium of the tournament with 10 million euros each.
Up to 15 of the 20 most sought-after footballers in the Concachampions are active in Liga MX clubs, six of them from Monterrey, the most represented with the Aztec Carlos Rodríguez at the helm (7.5 million euros of market value). A figure that he shares with the Mexican attacking midfielder of Cruz Azul Roberto Alvarado and with the Uruguayan striker of La Machine Jonathan Rodríguez.
Clear dominance of Liga MX in the Concacaf Champions League
The round of 16 of the Concacaf Champions League is played by 16 teams: nine from North America, five from Central America and two from the Caribbean.
Monterrey, Club América and Cruz Azul, all from Liga MX, are the teams with the most valuable teams from the Concachampions that the UANL Tigres won last year. Clubs in Mexico hold the record with 36 titles since the tournament was created in 1962.
