This game ranks clubs by the published total market value of their current squads on Transfermarkt.

• The number is a market-value estimate for the squad, not a transfer-spend total and not a wage bill.
• It changes with player form, age, contract length, hype, injuries, and Transfermarkt revaluations, so it is more alive than a historical trophy count.
• You are ranking the current market estimate of the squad as a whole, not predicting who will actually win the next match.

Squad value feels like pure strength until you remember it is still an estimate shaped by market mood, resale logic, and reputation.