09.10.2023 - 13:00 | source: Transfermarkt | Reading Time: 5 mins
Premier League
Evan Ferguson
Interim update 

Premier League market values: Ferguson biggest winner - Rice and Rodri break €100m mark

The Premier League is the first of the top five leagues to get new market values this fall, and the world’s most expensive football market has two new players breaking the €100 million mark – worldwide, there are now 13 footballers with a market value of €100m or moreChelsea overtake Real Madrid in squad value despite a disappointing start to the season, Brighton are the biggest winners and the most valuable league increases its total market value by around €630m to €11 billion.


All new Premier League market values at a glance


No less than 31 Premier League players have seen their market value rise by €10m or more. They include Arsenal’s Declan Rice and Manchester City’s treble winner Rodri, who impressively demonstrate just how valuable defensive midfielders are in football today. “Following his record transfer to Arsenal, Rice has settled in very quickly and is reliably fulfilling his leadership role,” Daniel Busch, Area Manager Transfermarkt UK, said. “Together with Man City’s Rodri, who is also up €10m, there are now five footballers in England with a market value above €100m.”


Man City and Arsenal dominate - The most valuable players in the Premier League

32 Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | Market value: €65m
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31 Lucas Paquetá | West Ham | Market value: €65m
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+€20m

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30 Trent Alexander-Arnold | Liverpool | Market value: €65m
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29 Alexis Mac Allister | Liverpool | Market value: €65m
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28 Darwin Núñez | Liverpool | Market value: €65m
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27 Rasmus Højlund | Man United | Market value: €65m
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+€20m

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26 Evan Ferguson | Brighton | Market value: €65m
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+€35m

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25 Kevin De Bruyne | Man City | Market value: €70m
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24 James Maddison | Tottenham | Market value: €70m
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+€10m

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23 Alexander Isak | Newcastle | Market value: €70m
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22 Dominik Szoboszlai | Liverpool | Market value: €70m
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+€20m

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21 William Saliba | Arsenal | Market value: €70m
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+€5m

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20 Bruno Fernandes | Man United | Market value: €75m
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19 Jack Grealish | Man City | Market value: €75m
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18 Luis Díaz | Liverpool | Market value: €75m
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17 Gabriel Jesus | Arsenal | Market value: €75m
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16 Marcus Rashford | Man United | Market value: €75m
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-€5m

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15 Bernardo Silva | Man City | Market value: €80m
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14 Rúben Dias | Man City | Market value: €80m
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13 Christopher Nkunku | Chelsea | Market value: €80m
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12 Julián Álvarez | Man City | Market value: €80m
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+€20m

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11 Enzo Fernández | Chelsea | Market value: €80m
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10 Gabriel Martinelli | Arsenal | Market value: €80m
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9 Josko Gvardiol | Man City | Market value: €80m
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+€5m

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8 Bruno Guimarães | Newcastle | Market value: €85m
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+€15m

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7 Martin Ødegaard | Arsenal | Market value: €90m
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6 Moisés Caicedo | Chelsea | Market value: €90m
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+€15m

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5 Rodri | Man City | Market value: €100m
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+€10m

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4 Declan Rice | Arsenal | Market value: €100m
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+€10m

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3 Phil Foden | Man City | Market value: €110m
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2 Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | Market value: €120m
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1 Erling Haaland | Man City | Market value: €180m
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Premier League market values: Haaland remains at the top


There is no change at the top of the Premier League market value rankings this time around, with Man City striker Erling Haaland continuing to tower over Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka and team mate Phil Foden.


Caicedo in top 3 The most valuable defensive midfielders in the world Click here for overview Chelsea signing Moisés Caicedo, who completes the trio of the world’s three most valuable defensive midfielders, is also approaching this level. The Ecuadorian rises by €15m to €90m and also helps the Blues to improve their squad value despite struggling on the pitch. After an increase of €73m, Chelsea’s squad now boasts a total value of €999m, overtaking Real Madrid’s (€991m). However, this was only achieved thanks to €1.01b paid in transfer fees. The Los Blancos team only cost €573m.



“Despite a poor start to the season and five downgrades, Chelsea posted the third-largest increase in market value league-wide,” Busch said. “This is partly due to the many expensive summer transfers that had to be adjusted upwards, such as Caicedo, Roméo LaviaCole Palmer and Lesley Ugochukwu. And secondly, the young players returning from loan, like Ian Maatsen and Levi Colwill, for whom high fees were offered in the summer and are now getting more playing time.”


Market Value
Moisés Caicedo
M. Caicedo Defensive Midfield
90.00m


Market value winner Ferguson could be Brighton's next €100m sale


On the pitch, things are once again going well for Brighton, who have been able to maintain their form from last season despite notable departures. As such, the market value curve of Roberto De Zerbi’s team is also continuing to point upwards: Evan Ferguson (+€35m to €65m), Kaoru Mitoma (+€18m to €50m) and Carlos Baleba (+€15m to €20m) are among the three biggest winners in the league.


Ferguson, Doku and Co. - The biggest winners of the Premier League update

10 Lesley Ugochukwu | Chelsea | +€16m
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New market value: €25m
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9 Kaoru Mitoma | Brighton | +€18m
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New market value: €50m

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8 Roméo Lavia* | Chelsea | +€18m
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New market value: €50m
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7 Julián Álvarez | Man CIty | +€20m
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New market value: €80m

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6 Dominik Szoboszlai | Liverpool | +€20m
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New market value: €70m

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5 Lucas Paquetá | West Ham | +€20m
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New market value: €65m

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4 Rasmus Højlund | Man United | +€20m
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New market value: €65m

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3 Pape Matar Sarr | Tottenham | +€20m
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New market value: €35m

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2 Jérémy Doku | Man CIty | +€32m
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New market value: €60m

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1 Evan Ferguson | Brighton | +€35m
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New market value: €65m

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“The biggest increase of the update goes to Ferguson, who could become the next player after Caicedo to leave Brighton for more than €100m,” Busch said. “The 18-year-old is getting more and more minutes, scoring a hat-trick against Newcastle and is the most exciting striker in the world’s most expensive market, at the best club when it comes to selling players.” Ferguson is now the second most valuable teenager in football behind Barcelona’s Gavi. The squad value of the Seagulls has risen by €92m to €468m.



The only squad to lose market value following the update is that of Manchester United. After four upgrades and six downgrades, there is a slight drop of €5m. While summer signing Rasmus Højlund (+€20m to €65m) is on the up thanks to the high transfer fee paid for his services, two wingers, who cost a combined €180m, are going down: Antony (-€10m to €50m) and Jadon Sancho (-€13m to €32m), who have so far not lived up to the transfer fees paid for them.


Sancho, Alli & Co. - The biggest market value drops since the start of 2020

10 Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | -€85m
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Market value on Jan 1, 2020: €150m
Current market value: €65m
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9 Dele Alli | Everton | -€85m
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Market value on Jan 1, 2020: €90m
Current market value: €5m

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8 N'Golo Kanté | Al-Ittihad Club | -€85m
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Market value on Jan 1, 2020: €100m
Current market value: €15m

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7 Jadon Sancho | Man United | -€88m
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Market value on Jan 1, 2020: €120m
Current market value: €32m

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6 Antoine Griezmann | Atlético | -€95m
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Market value on Jan 1, 2020: €120m
Current market value: €25m

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5 Neymar | Al-Hilal | -€100m
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Market value on Jan 1, 2020: €160m
Current market value: €60m

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4 Raheem Sterling | Chelsea | -€105m
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Market value on Jan 1, 2020: €160m
Current market value: €55m

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3 Lionel Messi | Inter Miami | -€105m
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Market value on Jan 1, 2020: €140m
Current market value: €35m

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2 Eden Hazard | Free agent | -€115m
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Market value on Jan 1, 2020: €120m
Current market value: €5m

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1 Sadio Mané | Al-Nassr | -€125m
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Market value on Jan 1, 2020: €150m
Current market value: €25m

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“The second largest decrease of the update goes to Sancho, who was recently no longer part of the squad and was suspended from training by head coach Erik ten Hag after alleged indiscipline,” Busch said. “He has lost nearly €70m in market value since his transfer in 2021 and will be allowed to leave United in January.”


Market Value
Jadon Sancho
J. Sancho Left Winger
32.00m


Premier League market values: Chelsea duo drops - Álvarez on the up


Other notable market value losers include Man United’s Marcus Rashford (-€5m to €75m), Chelsea duo Reece James (-€10m to €55m) and Wesley Fofana (-€15m to €40m), as well as Tottenham’s Richarlison (-€8m to €40m) and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (-€13m to €32m).


Fofana, Sancho & Co. - The biggest losers of the Premier League update

10 Marc Cucurella | Chelsea | -€7m
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New market value: €28m
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9 Richarlison | Tottenham | -€8m
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New market value: €40m

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8 Aaron Ramsdale | Arsenal | -€8m
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New market value: €32m

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7 Timothy Castagne | Fulham | -€8m
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New market value: €17m

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6 Reece James | Chelsea | -€10m
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New market value: €55m

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5 Antony | Manchester United | -€10m
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New market value: €50m

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4 Jorginho | Arsenal | -€10m
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New market value: €15m

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3 Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg | Tottenham | -€13m
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New market value: €32m

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2 Jadon Sancho | Man United | -€13m
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New market value: €32m

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1 Wesley Fofana* | Chelsea | -€15m
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New market value: €40m
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The biggest winners also include Man City’s summer signing Jérémy Doku (+€32m to €60m) and team mate Julián Álvarez (+€20m to €80m), as well as Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai (+€20m to €70m), whose new market value corresponds to the exit clause triggered by Liverpool. There are significant upgrades for West Ham’s in-demand midfielder Lucas Paquetá (+€20m to €65m) and Pape Matar Sarr (+€20m to €35m) of Tottenham.


Market Value
Julián Álvarez
J. Álvarez Centre-Forward
80.00m


How Transfermarkt market values work


The Transfermarkt market values are calculated, taking into account various pricing models. A major factor is the Transfermarkt community, whose members discuss and evaluate player market values in detail. In general, the Transfermarkt market values are not to be equated with transfer fees. 


The goal is not to predict a price but an expected value of a player in a free market. Both individual transfer modalities and situational conditions are relevant in determining market values. Examples of this are listed below. Transfermarkt does not use an algorithm (you can find the detailed market value definition here).

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Declan Rice
Arsenal FC
Declan Rice
Date of birth/Age:
Jan 14, 1999 (24)
Nat.:  England Ireland
Current club:
Arsenal FC
Contract until:
Jun 30, 2028
Position:
Defensive Midfield
Market Value:
€100.00m
Evan Ferguson
Brighton & Hove Albion
Evan Ferguson
Date of birth/Age:
Oct 19, 2004 (19)
Nat.:  Ireland
Current club:
Brighton & Hove Albion
Contract until:
Jun 30, 2029
Position:
Centre-Forward
Market Value:
€65.00m
Moisés Caicedo
Chelsea FC
Moisés Caicedo
Date of birth/Age:
Nov 2, 2001 (22)
Nat.:  Ecuador
Current club:
Chelsea FC
Contract until:
Jun 30, 2031
Position:
Defensive Midfield
Market Value:
€90.00m
Jadon Sancho
Manchester United
Jadon Sancho
Date of birth/Age:
Mar 25, 2000 (23)
Nat.:  England Jamaica
Current club:
Manchester United
Contract until:
Jun 30, 2026
Position:
Left Winger
Market Value:
€32.00m
Rodri
Manchester City
Rodri
Date of birth/Age:
Jun 22, 1996 (27)
Nat.:  Spain
Current club:
Manchester City
Contract until:
Jun 30, 2027
Position:
Defensive Midfield
Market Value:
€100.00m