New exciting market value developments just before Christmas!
At the past World Cup in Qatar, 53 stars were able to increase their market value once more at the end of the year, according to the World Cup update from the online portal “transfermarkt.de”.
Twelve winners come from the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga, including a German national player despite the embarrassing elimination in the preliminary round.
And for the DFB star, it’s a real explosion of millions just before Christmas. Niclas Füllkrug (28, Werder Bremen) doubles his market value! Previously he was 5 million, now he is worth 10 million euros.
Celebrating his second World Cup goal here: Niclas Füllkrug
In the three preliminary round games, “Lücke” always came into play as a joker. In just 66 minutes of play he scored two goals (1-1 once morest Spain and 4-2 once morest Costa Rica) and one assist (2-2 once morest Costa Rica).
There are no market value losers. Christian Schwarz, Head of International at Transfermarkt explains: “The World Cup is a showcase for players to attract the eyes of the world public. Therefore, only footballers were considered who were able to significantly improve their status during the tournament and/or played their way into the international spotlight, which ultimately also leads to increased interest on the transfer market – consequently, the World Cup update goes first Line regarding revaluations and not regarding devaluations”.
The biggest Bundesliga winner is Josko Gvardiol (20). The central defender from Leipzig was able to reward himself with a bronze medal for a very strong tournament with Croatia. Paris, ManCity, ManUnited and Chelsea are on his way. But the centre-back has extended at RB until 2027 and only has a release clause of 112 million euros in 2024.
Bronze winner in Qatar: Josip Gvardiol
Gvardiol receives a whopping market value increase of 15 million from 60 to 75 million euros.
Also in top form at the World Cup: Jude Bellingham (19). The BVB star failed with England in the quarterfinals once morest France, was in all five games in the starting eleven and convinced. Instead of 100 million euros, he now stands at an unbelievable 110 million euros, making him the most expensive player in the Bundesliga ahead of Bayern star Jamal Musiala (19.100 million).
Jude Bellingham was eliminated with England in the quarter-finals
Other market value winners from Bundesliga 1 and Bundesliga 2: Dayot Upamecano (Bavaria/France), who increases his market value from 50 to 60 million, Randal Kolo Muani (Frankfurt/France, from 30 to 37 million), Ko Itakura (Gladbach/Japan, 7.5 to 12 million), Noussair Mazraoui (Bavaria/Morocco, 25 to 28 million), Piero Hincapie (Leverkusen/Ecuador 22 to 25 million), Ritsu Doan (Freiburg/Japan, 12 to 15 million), Marcus Thuram (Gladbach/France 30 to 32 million), Takuma Asano (Bochum/Japan, 3 to 4 million) and Ao Tanaka (Düsseldorf/Japan, 1.8 to 2.5 million) .
Outside of the Bundesliga, France mega-star Kylian Mbappé (24) and Argentina’s world champion Enzo Fernandez (21) are among the biggest gains in market value. They both recovered a PLUS of 20 million euros. Mbappé, now worth 180 million euros, replaced Erling Haaland (22/170 million euros) as the most valuable player in the world.
The top 15 World Cup market value winners
| Name | team | Association | Market value ALT | Market value NEW | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kylian Mbappe | France | PSG | 160.000.000 | 180.000.000 | 20.000.000 |
| Enzo Fernandez | Argentina | Benfica | 35.000.000 | 55.000.000 | 20.000.000 |
| Julian Alvarez | Argentina | Manchester City | 32.000.000 | 50.000.000 | 18.000.000 |
| If Guardiol | Croatia | Leipzig | 60.000.000 | 75.000.000 | 15.000.000 |
| Cody Gakpo | Netherlands | PSV | 45.000.000 | 60.000.000 | 15.000.000 |
| Sofyan Amrabat | Morocco | Florence | 10.000.000 | 25.000.000 | 15.000.000 |
| Azzedine Ounahi | Morocco | Angers | 3.500.000 | 15.000.000 | 11.500.000 |
| Jude Bellingham | England | BVB | 100.000.000 | 110.000.000 | 10.000.000 |
| Bukayo Saka | England | Arsenal | 90.000.000 | 100.000.000 | 10.000.000 |
| Aurelien Tchouameni | France | Real | 80.000.000 | 90.000.000 | 10.000.000 |
| Dayot Upamecano | France | Bayern | 50.000.000 | 60.000.000 | 10.000.000 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | Argentina | Brighton | 32.000.000 | 42.000.000 | 10.000.000 |
| Randal Color | France | Frankfurt | 30.000.000 | 37.000.000 | 7.000.000 |
| Adrien Rabiot | France | Juventus | 18.000.000 | 25.000.000 | 7.000.000 |
