Bundesliga edition
13 of the 25 biggest market value winners in the Bundesliga in 2023 are 23 years old or younger, ten of them have only been playing in Germany since this summer and Bayer Leverkusen (8) has the most top winners ahead of BVB (4), FC Bayern (3 ), VfB (3) and RB Leipzig (3).
With Kobel, Kane & Guirassy: Biggest market value winners in the Bundesliga 2023
Chris Führich | VfB Stuttgart | Market value plus: €13 million
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Current market value: €17 million | Age: 25
Amine Adli | Bayer Leverkusen | Market value plus: €13 million
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Current market value: €25 million | Age: 23
Danilho Doekhi | Union Berlin | Market value plus: €13 million
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Current market value: €17 million | Age: 25
Donyell Painting | BVB | Market value plus: €15 million
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Current market value: €35 million | Age: 24
Odilon Kossounou | Bayer Leverkusen | Market value plus: €15 million
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Current market value: €35 million | Age: 22
Alejandro Grimaldo | Bayer Leverkusen | Market value plus: €15 million
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Current market value: €35 million | Age: 28
Gregor Kobel | BVB | Market value plus: €15 million
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Current market value: €40 million | Age: 26
Hiroki Ito | VfB Stuttgart | Market value increase: €16.5 million
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Current market value: €22 million | Age: 24
Nathan Tella | Bayer Leverkusen | Market value increase: €18.5 million
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Current market value: €23 million | Age: 24
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens | BVB | Market value plus: €20 million
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Current market value: €28 million | Age: 19
Harry Kane | FC Bayern | Market value plus: €20 million
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Current market value: €110 million | Age: 30
Castle Lukeba | RB Leipzig | Market value plus: €20 million
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Current market value: €40 million | Age: 21
Willian Pacho | Eintracht Frankfurt | Market value increase: €20.5 million
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Current market value: €24 million | Age: 22
Felix Nmecha | BVB | Market value increase: €22 million
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Current market value: €25 million | Age: 23
Enzo Millot | VfB Stuttgart | Market value increase: €22.5 million
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Current market value: €25 million | Age: 21
Hugo Larsson | Eintracht Frankfurt | Market value increase: €24 million
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Current market value: €28 million | Age: 19
Exequiel Palacios | Bayer Leverkusen | Market value plus: €25 million
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Current market value: €40 million | Age: 25
Jeremie Frimpong | Bayer Leverkusen | Market value plus: €25 million
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Current market value: €50 million | Age: 23
Min-jae Kim | FC Bayern | Market value plus: €25 million
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Current market value: €60 million | Age: 27
Florian Wirtz | Bayer Leverkusen | Market value plus: €30 million
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Current market value: €100 million | Age: 20
Serhou Guirassy | VfB Stuttgart | Market value plus: €30 million
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Current market value: €40 million | Age: 27
Mathy’s Tel | FC Bayern | Market value plus: €30 million
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Current market value: €50 million | Age: 18
Victor Boniface | Bayer Leverkusen | Market value increase: €36 million
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Current market value: €40 million | Age: 22
Loïs Openda | RB Leipzig | Market value increase: €43 million
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Current market value: €55 million | Age: 23
Xavi Simons | RB Leipzig | Market value increase: €52 million
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Current market value: €70 million | Age: 20
This year, the German football upper house helped many talents to break through to the big stage or take the next step towards international class. The latter applies to the Bundesliga’s biggest market value winner, who will probably play for PSG next season: Xavi Simons (20) from RB Leipzig. The Dutch winger climbed from 18 million to a market value of 70 million euros in 2023.
Simons went from 18 million to 40 million in the PSV Eindhoven jersey before his former club Paris Saint-Germain drew a buyback clause of 4 million euros and then loaned him to RB. For the Saxons he was directly involved in 15 goals in 21 Bundesliga and Champions League games and is the most valuable player in the squad at €70 million.
The second biggest market value winner is also a summer transfer and plays for RB: Loïs Openda (23). The center forward started in Leipzig after his €38.5 million transfer and continued where he left off at RC Lens. The Belgian started the year with a market value of 12 million euros, which he increased to 35 million euros by the time he moved and climbed to 55 million euros at RB.
Market value winner Bundesliga: Boniface will increase by 900 percent in 2023
Bayer Leverkusen has the most players among the 25 biggest market value winners with eight professionals who have increased by between 13 million and 36 million euros in the past twelve months. The market value curve is steepest for newcomer Victor Boniface (22), who was upgraded from 4 million to 40 million euros in 2023. This 900 percent increase is due to the fact that the Nigerian is even more accurate in the Bundesliga than in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. Bayer signed the 1.90 meter tall attacker for 20.5 million euros and Boniface has repaid their trust with 23 goals in 22 games so far.
The trained left-back Alejandro Grimaldo has a similarly strong rate with 15 scorer points. After his free transfer from Benfica Lisbon to the Werkself, the Spaniard rose by 15 million to 35 million euros, equaling his career high from 2019. Grimaldo’s sometimes outstanding performances in coach Xabi Alonso’s team earned him his debut in the club at the age of 28 National team – making him the second oldest market value winner in our ranking for 2023.
At the age of 30, Bayern’s royal transfer Harry Kane achieved the feat of gaining another 20 million euros thanks to his move and the outstanding goal tally. With his new market value of 110 million euros, he is by far the most valuable over-30 footballer in the world and, together with Jamal Musiala, who is ten years his junior, the most valuable player in the Bundesliga. A duo that fans don’t have to worry about ending up at Man City, Real Madrid or PSG next season.
With Süle, Gnabry & Volland: Biggest market value losers in the Bundesliga 2023
Manuel Neuer | FC Bayern | Market value minus: €7 million
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Current market value: €5 million | Age: 37
Alassane Plea | Borussia M’gladbach | Market value minus: €7 million
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Current market value: €8 million | Age: 30
Maximilian Arnold | VfL Wolfsburg | Market value minus: €7 million
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Current market value: €10 million | Age: 29
Karim Adeyemi | BVB | Market value minus: €7 million
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Current market value: €28 million | Age: 21
Ihlas Bebou | TSG Hoffenheim | Market value minus: €7 million
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Current market value: €4 million | Age: 29
Rafael Borre | Werder Bremen | Market value minus: €8 million
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Current market value: €8 million | Age: 28
Jonathan Burkardt | Mainz 05 | Market value minus: €8 million
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Current market value: €7 million | Age: 23
Thomas Müller | FC Bayern | Market value minus: €8 million
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Current market value: €10 million | Age: 34
Ramy Bensebaini | BVB | Market value minus: €8 million
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Current market value: €12 million | Age: 28
Timo Werner | RB Leipzig | Market value minus: €8 million
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Current market value: €17 million | Age: 27
Granit Xhaka | Bayer 04 | Market value minus: €8 million
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Current market value: €20 million | Age: 31
Luke Nmecha | VfL Wolfsburg | Market value minus: €9 million
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Current market value: €9 million | Age: 25
David Space | RB Leipzig | Market value minus: €9 million
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Current market value: €17 million | Age: 25
Diadié Samassekou | TSG Hoffenheim | Market value minus: €9.5 million
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Current market value: €2.5 million | Age: 27
Reece Oxford | FC Augsburg | Market value minus: €10 million
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Current market value: €2 million | Age: 25
Kevin Volland | Union Berlin | Market value minus: €11 million
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Current market value: €5 million | Age: 31
Florian Neuhaus | Borussia M’Gladbach | Market value minus: €11 million
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Current market value: €9 million | Age: 26
Niklas Süle | BVB | Market value minus: €13 million
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Current market value: €22 million | Age: 28
Naby Keïta | Werder Bremen | Market value minus: €14 million
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Current market value: €6 million | Age: 28
Giovanni Reyna | BVB | Market value minus: €15 million
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Current market value: €20 million | Age: 21
Brenden Aaronson | Union Berlin | Market value minus: €16 million
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Current market value: €14 million | Age: 23
Patrik Schick | Bayer 04 | Market value minus: €16 million
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Current market value: €22 million | Age: 27
Sebastien Haller | BVB | Market value minus: €17 million
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Current market value: €18 million | Age: 29
Serge Gnabry | FC Bayern | Market value minus: €20 million
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Current market value: €45 million | Age: 28
Leon Goretzka | FC Bayern | Market value minus: €25 million
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Current market value: €40 million | Age: 28
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