The Women’s Super League got off to a dramatic start this weekend, with 22 goals scored in total as record attendances were set across the country.
Aston Villa stunned Manchester City, Liverpool earned a shock victory over Chelsea, and Manchester United and Arsenal both achieved 4-0 wins.
With interest in the WSL higher than ever, clubs are paying an increasing amount of money for players, with Keira Walsh moving from Manchester City to Barcelona for a record £400,000.
With this in mind, we used evaluations from Soccerdonna to list the most valuable XI in the WSL, comparing it to the most valuable Premier League XI according to Transfermarkt. GK: Manuela Zinsberger (Arsenal) – €110,000/£96,600 RB: Ona Batlle (Manchester United) – €225,000/£197,500 CB: Leah Williamson (Arsenal) – €250,000/£219,500 CB: Magda Eriksson (Chelsea) – €250,000/£219,500 LB: Guro Reiten (Chelsea) – €200,000/£175,500 CDM: Laia Aleixandri (Manchester City) – €180,000/£158,000 RM: Beth Mead (Arsenal) – €250,000/£219,500 CAM: Pernille Harder (Chelsea) – €400,000/£351,200 LM: Fran Kirby (Chelsea) – €300,000/£263,400 ST: Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal) – €450,000/£395,000 ST: Sam Kerr (Chelsea) – €450,000/£395,000 Nearly half of the WSL’s most valuable XI is made up of Chelsea stars, with Magda Eriksson, Guro Reiten, Pernille Harder, Fran Kirby and Sam Kerr all featuring.