\u00a0\u20ac316.95m Squad Value Commands Above All Asia Cup Teams<\/strong><\/h2>\nPerhaps unsurprisingly, Japan\u2019s vast overall squad value of \u20ac316.95m sees them come in as the bookies favourites to win the 2023 Asia Cup.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe Samurai Blue can be backed at a tempting 5\/2 to go all the way in Qatar, and they also boast some of the most valuable players that will be on display at the tournament.<\/span><\/p>\nReal Sociedad\u2019s Takefusa Kubo is their most valuable star at \u20ac60m, with Brighton & Hove Albion\u2019s Kaoru Mitoma coming in at \u20ac50m.<\/span><\/p>\nArsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu is Japan\u2019s third-highest valuable player at \u20ac30m. Stuttgart centre-back Horoki Ito is valued at \u20ac22m with Freiburg winger Ritsu Doan worth \u20ac18m.<\/span><\/p>\nHajime Moriyasu\u2019s side are the most successful nation in Asia Cup history and it\u2019ll likely take something spectacular for them not to win a fifth title.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\nTeam<\/strong><\/td>\nSquad Value<\/strong><\/td>\nOdds of\u00a0 winning<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nJapan<\/td>\n | \u20ac316,950,000.00<\/td>\n | 5\/2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nSouth Korea<\/td>\n | \u20ac193,000,000.00<\/td>\n | 9\/2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nIran<\/td>\n | \u20ac51,580,000.00<\/td>\n | 7\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nAustralia<\/td>\n | \u20ac40,950,000.00<\/td>\n | 6\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nU.A.E<\/td>\n | \u20ac31,550,000.00<\/td>\n | 25\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nUzbekistan<\/td>\n | \u20ac26,150,000.00<\/td>\n | 25\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nSaudi Arabia<\/td>\n | \u20ac23,300,000.00<\/td>\n | 13\/2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nSyria<\/td>\n | \u20ac16,530,000.00<\/td>\n | 100\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nQatar<\/td>\n | \u20ac15,900,000.00<\/td>\n | 12\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nJordan<\/td>\n | \u20ac13,180,000.00<\/td>\n | 100\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nIraq<\/td>\n | \u20ac11,780,000.00<\/td>\n | 33\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nChina<\/td>\n | \u20ac11,330,000.00<\/td>\n | 28\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nBahrain<\/td>\n | \u20ac9,680,000.00<\/td>\n | 125\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nThailand<\/td>\n | \u20ac8,830,000.00<\/td>\n | 150\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nIndonesia<\/td>\n | \u20ac8,700,000.00<\/td>\n | 300\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nOman<\/td>\n | \u20ac7,500,000.00<\/td>\n | 50\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nLebanon<\/td>\n | \u20ac7,430,000.00<\/td>\n | 200\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nTajikistan<\/td>\n | \u20ac7,330,000.00<\/td>\n | 200\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nMalaysia<\/td>\n | \u20ac6,730,000.00<\/td>\n | 250\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nIndia<\/td>\n | \u20ac6,530,000.00<\/td>\n | 275\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nPalestine<\/td>\n | \u20ac6,500,000.00<\/td>\n | 110\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nVietnam<\/td>\n | \u20ac6,330,000.00<\/td>\n | 110\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nHong Kong<\/td>\n | \u20ac6,250,000.00<\/td>\n | 500\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nKyrgyzstan<\/td>\n | \u20ac6,250,000.00<\/td>\n | 275\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nMin-jae Kim and Takefusa Kubo Worth More Than 22 Out Of 24 Asia Cup Countries\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\nThis may or may not come as a surprise but South Korea\u2019s Min-jae Kim and Japan\u2019s Takefusa Kubo are worth more than 22 of the 24 competing nations at the 2023 Asia Cup.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe duo are valued at \u20ac60m each which dwarves the entire squad values of Saudi Arabia, Australia and even Iran.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKim was signed by European giants Bayern Munich in the summer of 2023 after helping Napoli win the Scudetto last season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKubo has been one of the standout performers in La Liga in 2023\/24, contributing 6 goals and 3 assists for Real Sociedad.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> | | | |