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Kevin Beirne & Aidan McCartney

The market value of Cardiff City's squad and the insane difference compared to Liverpool, Man Utd and Man City

Neil Warnock is working miracles at Cardiff City.

Bluebirds fans know it, but perhaps the full scale of his achievements are lost on the wider footballing world.

This is where financial breakdowns come in handy.

The Premier League is the richest league in the world, with clubs dropping hundreds of millions - and even billions - each time the transfer window opens to strengthen their squad.

A multi-billion pound TV deal has helped propel transfer fees in the Premier League to heights never seen before, with the best players in the world coming to England to showcase their talents.

Meanwhile, there is even more cash on offer for teams who qualify for the Champions League or the Europa League as well a the huge sponsorship deals which help finance each of the top 20 teams in the country.

But which teams are using that money the best? And who is wasting the talent at their disposal?

The folks at Transfermarkt have broken down each team in the Premier League and valued each of their squads.

Where do Cardiff City rank? We have seen already The incredible Premier League transfer spend table that will stun Cardiff City fans that Warnock has done an incredible job.

Check out the table below for further proof...

1. Manchester City

Squad value: £1.02bn

League position: 2nd

Most valuable player: Kevin de Bruyne - £135m

2. Liverpool

Squad value: £855.45m

League position: 1st

Most valuable player: Mohamed Salah - £135m

Eden Hazard slides to his knees to celebrate his goal against Cardiff City (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

3. Chelsea

Squad value: £797.18m

League position: 5th

Most valuable player: Eden Hazard - £135m

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4. Tottenham Hotspur

Squad value: £751.95m

League position: 3rd

Most valuable player: Harry Kane - £135m

5. Manchester United

Squad value : £716.4m

League position: 6th

Most valuable player: Paul Pogba - £81m

6. Arsenal

Squad value: £562.95m

League position: 4th

Most valuable player: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - £67.5m

7. Everton

Squad value: £378m

League position: 9th

Most valuable player: Richarlison - £40.5m

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8. Leicester City

Squad value: £312.3m

League position: 7th

Most valuable player: Harry Maguire - £40.5m

9. West Ham United

Squad value: £290.7m

League position: 11th

Most valuable player : Felipe Anderson - £36m

10. Crystal Palace

Squad value: £239.54m

League position: 13th

Most valuable player: Wilfried Zaha - £31.5m

11. AFC Bournemouth

Squad value: £234.45m

League position: 12th

Most valuable player: Nathan Ake - £25.2m

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12. Fulham

Squad value: £228.6m

League position: 19th

Most valuable player: Ryan Sessegnon - £31.5m

13. Wolverhampton Wanderers

Squad value: £218.93m

League position: 8th

Most valuable player: Ruben Neves - £36m

14. Southampton

Squad value: £202.14m

League position: 16th

Most valuable player: Jannik Vestergaard - £18m

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15. Newcastle United

Squad value: £180.45m

League position: 15th

Most valuable player: Miguel Almiron - £18m

Abdoulaye Doucoure of Watford (Getty Images)

16. Watford

Squad value: £163.44m

League position: 10th

Most valuable player: Abdoulaye Doucoure - £22.5m

17. Brighton & Hove Albion

Squad value: £156.15m

League position: 17th

Most valuable player: Alireza Jahanbakhsh - £16.2m

The incredible Premier League transfer spend table that will stun Cardiff City fans  

18. Burnley

Squad value: £155.48m

League position: 14th

Most valuable player: Chris Wood - £16.2m

19. Huddersfield Town

Squad value: £109.35m

League position: 20th

Most valuable player: Terence Kongolo - £13.5m

Bobby Decordova-Reid (Gareth Everett/Huw Evans Agency)

20. Cardiff City

Squad value: £87.44m

League position: 18th

Most valuable player: Bobby Reid - £9m

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