We looked at how Ipswich Town’s market value compares to their East Anglian rivals Norwich City.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Ipswich Town’s market value is the fifth lowest in the Championship, making their strong performance on the pitch even more impressive.
- Brandon Williams has the highest market value among Ipswich players at €7.00m, followed by Axel Tuanzebe and Conor Chaplin.
- Norwich City’s market value is significantly higher than Ipswich’s, with their squad valued at €70.03m. Despite this, the gap between the two teams on the pitch is narrowing.
It has been an excellent start to life back in the Championship for Ipswich Town.
The Tractor Boys were widely tipped to be competitive in the second tier after their promotion from League One last season and they have certainly lived up to those expectations so far.
Kieran McKenna has largely kept faith with the same squad of players that achieved promotion, bringing in seven new additions this summer to add depth and quality.
Of course, Ipswich being back in the Championship means that they will face their East Anglian rivals Norwich City once again.
The two teams last met in February 2019 when the Canaries secured a 3-0 win at Carrow Road and the Tractor Boys have not tasted victory in a derby since April 2009, so they will be keen to put that right this season.
With both teams making a strong start to the season, we looked at how Ipswich’s market value compares to that of their bitter rivals Norwich.
What is Ipswich Town’s market value?
Ipswich’s current market value, according to Transfermarkt, is €32.18m.
Only Rotherham United ($16.80 million), Plymouth Argyle ($18.13 million), Sheffield Wednesday ($19.65 million) and Huddersfield Town ($28.28 million) have a lower market value than the Tractor Boys, making the accomplishments of McKenna’s team on the pitch all the more remarkable.
Brandon Williams has the highest market value of any Ipswich player at €7.00 million, which may not come as a surprise given his history of playing in the Premier League with Manchester United. He is followed by new signing and another former United player Axel Tuanzebe (€4.50 million) and top scorer Conor Chaplin (€2.00 million).
What is the market value of Norwich City?
Norwich’s team is worth (€70.03m), which is much more than Ipswich’s in the market.
Only Leeds United ($209.50 million), Southampton ($234.80 million), and Leicester City ($252.00 million) have a higher market worth than the Canaries. This is the fourth highest in the Championship.
The greatest market prices of any Norwich players are held by star midfielder Gabriel Sara and striker Josh Sargent ($12.00m), followed by Marcelino Nunez ($5.00m), Ui-jo Hwang ($4.80m), and Dimitrios Giannoulis ($3.50m).
Do market values really matter?
With the Canaries spending two of the last five years in the Premier League, they would be expected to have a squad with a higher market value than Ipswich, who were in League One for the previous four years.
But despite that, the gap between the two teams on the pitch is certainly narrowing and it could even be argued that the Tractor Boys are more fancied for promotion this season than the Canaries.
Both teams will be hopeful of competing towards the top of the division in the year ahead and, after Norwich’s dominance in the East Anglian derby in recent years, it should be a much more evenly-matched encounter when the two teams meet at Portman Road on 16th December.
