3 upgrades among 11 players
Eleven of the more than 500 updated Premier League professionals are German England Legionnaires, with market values ranging from €1.5m to €70m. The most valuable of them, Chelsea’s Kai Havertz (23), was able to confirm his top value in the market value update, as did his DFB colleagues Ilkay Gündogan (32, Man City) and Thilo Kehrer (26, West Ham).
Karius to Havertz: German Premier League legionnaires by market value
Among the Germans who received a plus are two centre-backs, Robin Koch (26, Leeds) and Armel Bella-Kotchap (20, Southampton), who each climb from €16m to €18m and are regulars at their clubs. Koch can probably have greater hopes of a place in the German World Cup squad than ex-Bochum Bella-Kotchap.
In contrast to the other two German market value winners, Vitaly Janelt (24) is still waiting for his debut in the national team, although he has impressed in defensive midfield for the third season in a row at FC Brentford.
Daniel Busch, Area Manager Transfermarkt UK, says: “Brentford is continuing to establish itself in the English top flight and many players who were top performers in the second division have made the leap into the strongest league in the world surprisingly quickly. Janelt is one of them, bringing stability and order to the London midfield. The man from Hamburg is taking on more and more responsibility both in defense and in possession and is always at the service of the team.”
On Deadline Day 2020, Janelt moved from VfL Bochum to the island for a fee of 600,000 euros and has since earned seven upgrades – the most recent went from 14 million to 16 million euros.
Top scorer in Belgium, reservist in England: “Undav a long way from the starting XI”
The form and market value curve was even steeper last season for striker Deniz Undav (26), who almost shot promoted Royale Union Saint Gilloise to the Belgian championship. Brighton & Hove secured the services of the high-flyer from Achim last January for EUR 7 million – Undav has been in the “Seagulls” squad since this season and is now suffering the biggest loss of his career.
Busch explains: “Last season the undisputed regular at Brighton’s sister club Union SG and top scorer in Belgium, Undav has so far only played a minor role behind Danny Welbeck and is a good way from the starting XI. Kaoru Mitoma, who also spent the previous season on loan at the Belgian club, found his way around the ‘Seagulls’ offense more quickly and is equal to Undav in terms of market value.” .depreciated to 6 million euros.
The most accurate German in the Premier League has meanwhile been able to maintain its market value: midfielder Pascal Groß (31), who has played for Brighton since 2017, has already scored four goals this season and remains at 8 million euros. His contract runs until 2024.
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