Update on October 9th
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Moussa Sylla convinced last season with 16 goals in the 2nd Bundesliga, which rose its market value to 6 million euros. This means that the center forward with VfL Bochums Ibrahima Sissoko is currently the most valuable player in the German football sub-house. This season, the Malier did not get really going, possibly also because there is a sale in the room all summer. What effects do these developments have on the 25-year-old’s taxation? This is discussed in the market value analysis forum before the upcoming intermediate update on October 9. You are in demand!
Schalke’s top scorer Sylla had already been released for negotiations, Leicester City was considered to be very interested. In the room there was a transfer of 5 million to 6 million euros, which could have increased with bonuses to 7 million euros. However, a transfer did not come about. “I left him in peace for two or three weeks: no calls, no text messages. Today I brought him to my office at the first opportunity. My impression of the first few weeks has been confirmed: he is very professional, very focused, he is ready. He is an undisputed perfoma player for us,” said coach Miron Muslic about the attacker, who is still bound by the royal blue until 2028. A gate in five competitive games has so far been performed in 2025/26.
A top performer last season, but only in the second half because of an injury, was also Fabian Reese for Hertha BSC. From the 19th matchday he contributed eleven goals and was therefore able to once again raise its market value of 4 million to a personal best value of 5 million euros in the last update. But the captain of the old lady is still stalling. The 27-year-old missed almost no minute, but so far only one scorer jumped out. Does its market value go down again?
“At the moment, Reese does not work, not because he plays in the center, but because he keeps the center as a striker and not how last season is looking for dangerous rooms and also drops regularly on the outside. He keeps the center and tries to be the one,” writes user “Kevjr2410” about the current achievements of the leading player.
Fortuna Düsseldorf’s goalkeeper Florian Kastenmeier recently kept his market value three times in a row. The 28-year-old has been worth 1.5 million euros since December 2023. What’s next? With nine out of 34 games without a goal, he was one of the five best goalkeepers in the 2nd Bundesliga in the last season. His white vest quota is currently 25 percent, in one of four games he kept the zero, but in the remaining missions he had to grab eight times.
In the market value analysis, with regard to The intermediate update on October 9th Discusses how the market values of these players and all other second division professionals have to be adapted. How is your opinion? Now bring your arguments into the discussion. In addition to the 2nd Bundesliga, the market value analysis also debates the Bundesliga players.
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