Market value quintupled this year
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According to a report, FC Bayern is showing concrete interest in market value winner Givairo Read. According to information from “Sky”, discussions have already been held with the representative of the 19-year-old right-back from Feyenoord Rotterdam. His contract in the Netherlands is valid until 2029.
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According to the report, FC Bayern “absolutely want to do something” in the right-back position, although the Munich team actually has plenty of staff there for the long term. Community member “Silvermk” also notes this in the TM rumor mill, which leads to doubts about the interest: “Why another RV? Laimer is set and irreplaceable and then you still have Stanisic and Boey. All of them still with longer contracts,” writes the user. Konrad Laimer (28) is tied to Bayern until 2027, Sacha Boey (25) until 2028 and Josip Stanisic (25) even until 2028 (all contract terms in the Bayern squad). Read was also used on the left side for a while when he was still in the employ of FC Volendam.
Read made the leap into professional football at Feyenoord Rotterdam in 2024/25, where he was immediately able to gain a foothold. In the third-placed team in the last Eredivisie season, the Dutch junior international was almost always used as a starter from the tenth matchday onwards, was also used in the Champions League and proved to be a goal threat; The teenager scored seven assists and two goals of his own in 26 league games. In the current season there are two goals after nine games in the championship round, and Read was also able to score in the Europa League.
The Amsterdam native was able to increase his market value enormously this year. In the calendar year 2025 alone, the valuation went up from 4 million to 20 million euros. With an increase of €16 million since January, Read is in the top 20 of all teenagers in football worldwide in terms of market value gain. A year ago, in autumn 2024, Read was listed with a market value of 800,000 euros.
Read is said to be one of the preferred candidates for FC Bayern, although the competition is said to be fierce. The young professional has also attracted numerous interested parties in the Premier League.