Report: Jurgen Klopp is the Premier League’s best manager for improving squad value

BettingOdds.com have conducted a report into which Premier League manager has been the best at increasing the value of their side since they took charge. 

We’ve found that Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been the best in this regard, increasing the value of his squad by £523.8m, an 111.4% increase of player values amongst those currently in his squad. 

Each manager has been judged on how they’ve helped increase the value of players currently in their squad, so any players who have left the club during a manager’s time in charge have not been included in the study.

To determine the effect a manager has had on a player’s worth, we have analysed how much a player’s value has increased or decreased since they’ve been managed by their current boss. All figures in this report are from Transfermarkt.com. 

The results are broken down into the following four categories:

• Managers with the highest increase in squad value (In Pounds)
• Managers with the highest increase in squad value (As a percentage)
• Players with the highest increase in value whilst working under current manager (Per Manager)
• Players with the biggest decrease in value whilst working under current manager (Per Manager)

Due to being at the club for only a month, we have opted against analysing Sam Allardyce’s squad at West Brom.

Managers with the highest increase in squad value (In Pounds)

1. Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool) - Was: £470.3m Now: £994.1m Increase/Decrease: £523.8m        
2. Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) - Was: £645.3m Now: £950.7m Increase/Decrease: £305.4m        
3. Nuno Espirito Santo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Was: £202.1m Now: £380.3m Increase/Decrease: £178.2m
4. Dean Smith (Aston Villa) - Was: £149.2m Now: £300.1m Increase/Decrease: £150.9m
5. Brendan Rodgers (Leicester City) - Was: £310.1m Now: £432.5m Increase/Decrease: £122.4m
6. Chris Wilder (Sheffield United) - Was: £82.8m Now: £155.1m Increase/Decrease: £72.3m
7. Sean Dyche (Burnley) - Was: £66.8m Now: £136.9m Increase/Decrease: £70.1m
8. Marcelo Bielsa (Leeds United) - Was: £138.2m Now: £176m Increase/Decrease: £37.8m    
9. Graham Potter (Brighton & Hove Albion) - Was: £182.5m Now: £213m Increase/Decrease: £30.5m
10. Ralph Hasenhüttl (Southampton) - Was: £190.5m Now: £215m Increase/Decrease: £24.5m
11. David Moyes (West Ham United) - Was: £246.2m Now: £236.2m Increase/Decrease: -£10m
12. Roy Hodgson (Crystal Palace) - Was: £197.8m Now: £187.2m Increase/Decrease: -£10.6m
13. Steve Bruce (Newcastle United) - Was: £254.5m Now: £241.2m Increase/Decrease: -£13.3m
14. Carlo Ancelotti (Everton) - Was: £474.6m Now: £453.4m Increase/Decrease: -£21.2m
15. Frank Lampard (Chelsea) - Was: £769m Now: £740.6m Increase/Decrease: -£28.4m
16. Scott Parker (Fulham) - Was: £236.1m Now: £194.7m Increase/Decrease: -£41.4m
17. Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) - Was: £569.3m Now: £496.5m Increase/Decrease: -£72.8m
18. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Manchester United) - Was: £757.4m Now: £675.3m Increase/Decrease: -£82.1m
19. Jose Mourinho (Tottenham Hotspur) - Was: £843.3m Now: £663.6m Increase/Decrease: -£179.7m

Managers with the highest increase in squad value (As a percentage)

1. Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool) - Was: £470.3m Now: £994.1m Increase/Decrease: 111.4%
2. Sean Dyche (Burnley) - Was: £66.8m Now: £136.9m Increase/Decrease: 104.9%
3. Dean Smith (Aston Villa) - Was: £149.2m Now: £300.1m Increase/Decrease: 101.1%
4. Nuno Espirito Santo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Was: £202.1m Now: £380.3m Increase/Decrease: 88.2%
5. Chris Wilder (Sheffield United) - Was: £82.8m Now: £155.1m Increase/Decrease: 87.3%
6. Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) - Was: £645.3m Now: £950.7m Increase/Decrease: 47.3%
7. Brendan Rodgers (Leicester City)  - Was: £310.1m Now: £432.5m Increase/Decrease: 39.5%
8. Marcelo Bielsa (Leeds United) - Was: £138.2m Now: £176m Increase/Decrease: 27.4%
9. Graham Potter (Brighton & Hove Albion) - Was: £182.5m Now: £213m Increase/Decrease: 16.7%
10. Ralph Hasenhüttl (Southampton) - Was: £190.5m Now: £215m Increase/Decrease: 12.9%
11. Frank Lampard (Chelsea) - Was: £769m Now: £740.6m Increase/Decrease: -3.7%
12. David Moyes (West Ham United) - Was: £246.2m Now: £236.2m Increase/Decrease: -4.1%
13. Carlo Ancelotti (Everton) - Was: £474.6m Now: £453.4m Increase/Decrease: -4.5%
14. Steve Bruce (Newcastle United) - Was: £254.5m Now: £241.2m Increase/Decrease: -5.2%
15. Roy Hodgson (Crystal Palace) - Was: £197.8m Now: £187.2m Increase/Decrease: -5.4%
16. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Manchester United) - Was: £757.4m Now: £675.3m Increase/Decrease: -10.8%
17. Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) - Was: £569.3m Now: £496.5m Increase/Decrease: -12.8%
18. Scott Parker (Fulham) - Was: £236.1m Now: £194.7m Increase/Decrease: -17.5%
19. Jose Mourinho (Tottenham Hotspur) - Was: £843.3m Now: £663.6m Increase/Decrease: -21.3%

Players with the highest increase in value whilst working under current manager (Per Manager)

1. Jurgen Klopp (Trent Alexander-Arnold) - Was: £0.5m Now: £99m Increase: £98.5m
2. Pep Guardiola (Raheem Sterling) - Was: £40.5m Now: £99m Increase: £58.5m
3. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Mason Greenwood) - Was: £6.3m Now: £45m Increase: £38.7m
4. Nuno Espirito Santo (Rúben Neves) - Was: £9m Now: £45m Increase: £36m
5. Frank Lampard (Mason Mount) - Was: £10.8m Now: £40.5m Increase: £29.7m
6. Brendan Rodgers (Youri Tielemans) - Was: £16.2m Now: £45m Increase: £28.8m
7. Roy Hodgson (Wilfried Zaha) - Was: £16.2m Now: £45m Increase: £28.8m
8. Dean Smith (Jack Grealish) - Was: £18m Now: £45m Increase: £27m
9. Sean Dyche (James Tarkowski) - Was: £0.3m Now: £25.2m Increase: £24.9m
10. Mikel Arteta (Bukayo Saka) - Was: £11.7m Now: £36m Increase: £24.3m
11. Carlo Ancelotti (Dominic Calvert-Lewin) - Was: £19.8m Now: £40.5m Increase: £20.7m
12. Marcelo Bielsa (Kalvin Phillips) - Was: £4.5m Now: £24.3m Increase: £19.8m
13. David Moyes (Tomas Soucek) - Was: £9m Now: £27m Increase: £18m    
14. Graham Potter (Ben White) - Was: £5m Now: £19.8m Increase: £14.8m    
15. Ralph Hasenhüttl (Jan Bednarek) - Was: £4.5m Now: £18m Increase: £13.5m        
16. Chris Wilder (John Egan) - Was: £1.4m Now: £11.7m Increase: £10.3m
17. Steve Bruce (Sean Longstaff) - Was: £6.3m Now: £15.8m Increase: £9.5m    
18. Jose Mourinho (Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg) - Was: £18m Now: £27m Increase: £9m    
19. Scott Parker (Harrison Reed) - Was: £1.8m Now: £8.1m Increase: £6.3m  

Players with the biggest decrease in value whilst working under current manager (Per Manager)

1. Jose Mourinho (Dele Alli) - Was: £81m Now: £34.2m Decrease: £46.8m    
2. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (David de Gea) - Was: £63m Now: £22.5m Decrease: £40.5m    
3. Frank Lampard (Kepa) - Was: £54m Now: £13.5m Decrease: £40.5m    
4. Mikel Arteta (Alexandre Lacazette) - Was: £63m Now: £31.5m Decrease: £31.5m        
5. Jurgen Klopp (Naby Keïta) - Was: £58.5m Now: £36m Decrease: £22.5m
6. Pep Guardiola (Sergio Agüero) - Was: £54m Now: £31.5m Decrease: £22.5m    
7. Scott Parker (Jean Michaël Seri) - Was: £27m Now: £4.5m Decrease: £22.5m        
8. Roy Hodgson (Christian Benteke) - Was: £25.2m Now: £8.1m Decrease: £17.1m    
9. Nuno Espirito Santo (Patrick Cutrone) - Was: £25.2m Now: £10.8m Decrease: £14.4m    
10. Steve Bruce (Joelinton) - Was: £31.5m Now: £18m Decrease: £13.5m    
11. David Moyes (Issa Diop) - Was: £31.5m Now: £18m Decrease: £13.5m    
12. Marcelo Bielsa (Rodrigo) - Was: £36m Now: £22.5m Decrease: £13.5m        
13. Carlo Ancelotti (Gylfi Sigurdsson) - Was: £25.2m Now: £16.2m Decrease: £9m    
14. Graham Potter (Alireza Jahanbakhsh) - Was: £13.5m Now: £4.5m Decrease: £9m    
15. Brendan Rodgers (Demarai Gray) - Was: £18m Now: £10.8m Decrease: £7.2m    
16. Ralph Hasenhüttl (Ryan Bertrand) - Was: £16.2m Now: £9.5m Decrease: £6.7m    
17. Chris Wilder (Sander Berge) - Was: £19.8m Now: £16.2m Decrease: £3.6m    
18. Sean Dyche (Matej Vydra) - Was: £3.6m Now: £7.2m Decrease: £3.6m    
19. Dean Smith (Neil Taylor) - Was: £3.6m Now: £2.5m Decrease: £1.1m