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Gone are the days when goalkeepers commanded a lowly amount in transfers. Clubs are prepared to break the bank to sign goalkeepers these days. More importantly, there's a renewed focus on having a fair amount of competition in the club's own goalkeeping department.
As a result, we're starting to see plenty of teams with more than one top quality goalkeeper. While teams tend to ultimately stick to one for the sake of consistency, the job of the rest in the department is to make sure he doesn't get too complacent.
Teams have become warier about the consequences of their first-choice goalkeeper suffering a major injury. Top-quality goalkeeper duos are slowly starting to become a thing in the world of football.
Without further ado, let's take a look at five of the most valuable goalkeeper duos in the world of football.
(All numbers courtesy: Transfermarkt)
#5 Alisson Becker and Caoimhin Kelleher (Liverpool) - €62.5 million
Over the course of the past three seasons, Alisson Becker has established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League. Liverpool's goalkeeping department had been suspect for a number of seasons prior to his arrival.
It took Loris Karius' disasterclass in the 2017-18 Champions League final for the Merseysiders to finally decide to splash the cash on a world-class goalkeeper. The Brazilian custodian's arrival and the quality performances he has turned in has gone a long way towards the Merseysiders' success in recent years.
Liverpool's second-choice goalkeeper is Caoimhin Kelleher. In this duo, Alisson is the one doing the heavy lifting as he is valued at €60 million. Kelleher's valuation stands at €2.5 million but it's just enough to earn the pair a place on this list.
#4 Thibaut Courtois and Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid) - €63 million
Thibaut Courtois is one of the best goalkeepers in the world. He is a trusted presence between the sticks for Los Blancos and the Belgian national team. The tall and athletic keeper has proved his credentials plenty of times in his illustrious career.
The 29-year-old has a valuation of €60 million. Real Madrid's backup goalkeeper is Ukrainian international Andriy Lunin. The 22-year-old is rather inexperienced and spent time on loan at Leganes, Valladolid and Oviedo before returning to Real Madrid this past summer.
Lunin is valued at €3 million and the duo have a combined valuation of €63 million, which is the fourth best in the world.
#3 Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Norberto Neto (Barcelona) - €66 million
Barcelona signed German international Marc-Andre ter Stegen from Borussia Monchengladbach in 2014. He has been a depandable campaigner at the back for the Catalans for over seven seasons now. The 29-year-old has had some trouble with injuries in recent times but is still their first-choice goalkeeper by quite some distance.
Marc-Andre ter Stegen is valued at €60 million. Brazilian international Norberto Neto is Barcelona's second-choice goalkeeper. He filled in for Ter Stegen during his absence last term, making 12 appearances for the Catalans across all competitions in the 2020-21 season.
The 32-year-old's valuation stands at €6 million. Together, the duo have a combined valuation of €66 million.
#2 Gianluigi Donnarumma and Keylor Navas (Paris Saint-Germain) - €77 million
Gianluigi Donnarumma and Keylor Navas make for arguably the best goalkeeping duo in all of Europe. Paris Saint-Germain have been doing fine in the goalkeeping department thanks to Keylor Navas' exploits.
But they've gone out and strengthened their goalkeeping department in the summer anyway by adding Gianluigi Donnarumma to their squad. The Italian international was chosen as the Player of the Tournament at Euro 2020 for his heroics for the Azzurri.
Donnarumma was a free-agent in the summer and has signed a five-year contract with the Ligue 1 outfit. The 22-year-old is valued at €65 million. The 34-year-old Keylor Navas is valued at €12 million.
Donnarumma can learn a lot from Keylor Navas. The Costa Rican is one of the best goalkeepers of his generation. He has been a force to be reckoned with since he first made headlines after joining Real Madrid from Levante in 2014.
He was part of the Real Madrid side that won three back-to-back Champions League titles as well.
#1 Jan Oblak and Benjamin Lecomte (Atletico Madrid) - €80 million
Jan Oblak is arguably the best goalkeeper in the world right now. The Atletico Madrid shot stopper has been phenomenal for several years and is also the goalkeeper with the highest valuation in the world.
The Slovenian international's valuation stands at a whopping €70 million. Atletico Madrid signed AS Monaco's Benjamin Lecomte on loan this summer and he will play deputy to Oblak.
Lecomte is valued at €10 million. The pair make the most valuable goalkeeping duo in the world with a combined valuation of €80 million.
