Luxury backups, in the truest sense of the term.
Several players with very high market values did not play a single minute at this World Cup. Martin Zubimendi, valued at €75 million by Transfermarkt, and English prodigy Kobbie Mainoo, valued at €70 million, top this paradoxical ranking.
The twenty most expensive players left glued to the bench have a combined market value of… €262 million. A real treasure left on the sidelines throughout the entire tournament.
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