“Record” info
According to the Portuguese sports newspaper, Mario Götze (30) is “records‘ before moving from PSV Eindhoven to Benfica Lisbon. The midfielder only has to clarify the final details with the record champions, who are said to be making use of an opt-out clause in his contract, which runs until 2024. The official announcement is expected on Monday.
“Sport1” recently reported that Götze could leave PSV for a fee of between 4 million and 5 million euros. The Portuguese have only twice paid millions for players over the age of 30 in their history: Pierre van Hooijdonk (52) came from Vitesse Arnhem for 6.8 million euros in 2000 and Nicolás Otamendi (34) in 2020 for 15 million euros from Manchester City. Götze would be the sixth German player in Benfica’s club history.
From 12 to 70 million: The most valuable German footballers abroad
14 Vitaly Janelt | Brentford FC | Market value: €12 million
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As of May 31, 2022
14 Mario Götze | PSV Eindhoven | Market value: €12 million
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13 Robin Koch | Leeds United | Market value: €17 million
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12 Julian Draxler | Paris Saint Germain | Market value: €20 million
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10 Kevin Volland | AS Monaco | Market value: €22 million
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10 Julian Weigl | Benfica Lisbon | Market value: €22 million
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8 Toni Kroos | Madrid | Market value: €25 million
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8 Thilo Kehrer | Paris Saint Germain | Market value: €25 million
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4 Antonio Ruediger | Chelsea FC | Market value: €35 million
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4 Ilkay Gundogan | Manchester City | Market value: €35 million
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4 Robin Gosens | Inter Milan | Market value: €35 million
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4 Karim Adeyemi | Red Bull Salzburg | Market value: €35 million
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Changes to BVB
3 Timo Werner | Chelsea FC | Market value: €42 million
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2 Marc-André ter Stegen | FC Barcelona | Market value: €45 million
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1 Kai Havertz | Chelsea FC | Market value: €70 million
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The former BVB and Bayern professional, who played 52 competitive games in 2021/22 and thus more than ever before in one season, would be the third new signing for coach Roger Schmidt, who has already moved from Eindhoven to Lisbon. “For me as a player, the coach is the most important person in football,” Götze said in March.Sports Illustrated“. In addition to Schmidt, Götze would meet another familiar face in Julian Weigl (26) – both had left Dortmund in 2020.
With PSV, Götze missed his goal of playing in the Champions League again and failed last year in qualifying against Benfica of all places. In 2022/23, the “Adler” will have to take a detour via qualifying. Götze said in March that he “preferably wants to play in Italy or Spain. The Premier League, with its extremely balanced league, appeals to me too.” A move to Portugal would see him play in a similarly unbalanced league as he did last time in the Netherlands – Benfica finished third, 17 points behind champions FC Porto.
Götze in 18th place: The most valuable Eredivisie professionals
25 Carlos Vinicius | PSV | €9.5m
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24 Daley Blind | ajax | €10 million
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23 Mohammed Kudus | ajax | €11 million
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22 Tyrell Malacia | Feyenoord | €11.5m
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18 Marcos Senesi | Feyenoord | €12 million
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18 Nicolas Tagliafico | ajax | €12 million
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18 Owen Wijndal | AZ Alkmaar | €12 million
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18 Mario Götze | PSV | €12 million
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16 Justin Bijlow | Feyenoord | €13 million
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16 Dusan Tadic | ajax | €13 million
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15 Jesper Karlson | AZ Alkmaar | €14 million
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12 André Onana | ajax | €15 million
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12 Steven Berghuis | ajax | €15 million
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12 Davy Klaassen | ajax | €15 million
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11 Ibrahim Sangaré | PSV | €16 million
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10 Orkun Kokcu | Feyenoord | €17 million
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9 Luis Sinisterra | Feyenoord | €18 million
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9 Noni Madueke | PSV | €18 million
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7 Edson Alvarez | ajax | €20 million
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7 Noussair Mazraoui | ajax | €20 million
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6 Cody Gakpo | PSV | €25 million
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4 Jurrien Timber | ajax | €30 million
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4 Sebastien Haller | ajax | €30 million
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3 Lisandro Martinez | ajax | €32 million
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1 Antony | ajax | €35 million
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1 Ryan Gravenberch | ajax | €35 million
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