With Mustafi and Lingard
It’s over in Germany, England, Spain and Co.: With a few exceptions, the transfer windows in the major European leagues are closed. If you still need new players now, you have to stick to those who have not yet been able or unwilling to commit to a club. There are big names.
Ramos, Hazard & Co.: The most valuable non-club professionals
He left Manchester United after twelve years and almost ended up at Bayern, instead David de Gea (32) remains looking for a club. The Spaniard, whose dream has always been to join Real Madrid in his hometown, is currently the most valuable non-club player in the world. However, the question is how many teams are realistic. The 45-time national player is said to have broken up his tents in Manchester because of planned, significant cuts in his gross annual salary, which is estimated at 22 million euros. In Saudi Arabia or Qatar, the transfer window is still open anyway.
The search for a club by de Gea’s ex-United colleague Jesse Lingard (30), who comes from a short engagement with Nottingham Forest, also seems to be difficult. Most recently, the former England international hinted that he was also open to a move to future “hotspot” Saudi Arabia. Lingard is second in the clubless rankings ahead of former Rangers star Alfredo Morelos (27), who looks set to move to Fenerbahce in Turkey after his spell in Glasgow. A transfer there is currently even possible for players who are not on the market without a club.
Germans without a club: Only over 30 professionals in the top 10 – Bellarabi “would like to continue playing”
The transfer market statistics of the most valuable currently non-club players can now also be reduced to only German professionals. There you will find a list of players, of which the five most highly paid players were still under contract in the Bundesliga last season.
Blum, Mustafi & Co.: Most valuable German professionals without a club
What quite a few of the high-ranking professionals looking for a club have in common: For some of the German players without a club, the next contract could also be the last at a high level. The ten most valuable among them are over 30 years old, four even over 33.
The one with the highest market value at the moment, Karim Bellarabi (33), is not yet sure whether there will ever be a new task for him on the pitch. If the long-time Bayer-Leverkusen professional had already made that clear, then only outside of Germany. “But it’s also possible that things won’t go on at all,” said the eleven-time national player in the spring. “All options are open. But I’m actually still motivated and would like to continue playing.”
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