Half of the season
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About half of the season has been completed in Argentina, and as part of the market value updates, the professionals of the Argentine league are adapted. The most valuable professionals in the country are particularly evident in a clear plus, especially River Plates Supertalent Franco Mastantuono (17), which should be on the note for all top European clubs.
In the Argentinian league, Mastantuono is with four goals and four templates in twelve missions and also performed well on an international stage at the Copa Libertadores. Its market value doubles from 15 million to 30 million euros, with which he consolidates his status as the most valuable professional of Torneo Apertura. “The boy is clearly the best player of River. He is a leader in a squad who is full of experienced players. His teammates trust him, and he reacts. An example of this is that he performed a crucial free kick in Superclásico against Boca and scored a goal. And all of this will be received for him. Christensen, Area Manager Argentina at the transfer market.
Behind Mastantuono are indetectients Kevin Lomónaco (23) and Juan Ignacio Nardoni (22) From Racing Club the most valuable professionals in Argentina. Lomómanco was one of the big winners in April and recorded an increase of 6 million to EUR 12 million. “Lomónaco has an enormous quality, always plays calmly from behind and is usually the one who initiates the attacks by independents. He reads the game perfectly and enjoys leading the attack. The only flaw is its speed because it is a bit slow and apparently does not like to fight for balls.
After a difficult starting time, Nardoni has established herself in the central midfield of Racing Club and is one of the top performers. Its market value climbs from 7 million to 11 million euros. “I think we were too careful at the last update. So he deserves a bigger upgrade to have the value he deserves. He is one of these box-to-box midfielder who can also play as a defensive midfielder. He is strong and smart. Nardoni has been one of the most constant players in the league in the past two years,” explains Argentina expert Christensen.
The biggest devaluations receive mastantuonos teammate Lucas Martínez Quarta (29) and Cristian Medina (23) from Estudiantes, whose market value falls by EUR 2 million. Quarta switched from Florence to River Plate in January for EUR 7 million and will also be estimated with EUR 7 million after the devaluation. Medina has received the third minus since its maximum value of EUR 13 million in September 2024 and is rated at EUR 8 million.
The most valuable club of Argentina is still River Plate, which is after a plus of 6.6 million with a squad value of EUR 110.2 million. With a devaluation of 5.2 million to EUR 78.4 million, the eternal rival Boca Juniors is the big loser. The highest plus of all clubs received Lomónaco’s indetectients with 11.7 million to EUR 52.2 million, which was set in the top group of Zona B.
This is how the transfer market market values work
The transfer market market values are taken into account, taking into account various pricing models and a strong inclusion of the transfer market community, which deals with the values in detailed discussions. The transfer market values are not to be equated with the transfer sums actually paid.
The goal is not to predict a price, but an expectation value. When collecting the market value, both individual transfer modalities and situational framework conditions are relevant to a certain extent. Examples are listed here. Transfer market does not use algorithm (for detailed market value definition).