Update in Liga MX
At the end of the year, Transfermarkt carried out a complete market value update of Liga MX, resulting in major changes among the most valuable players. While the ranking-leading Spaniard Sergio Canales (32) experienced his second devaluation since his arrival in Mexico, Juan Brunetta (26) became his first pursuer.
The future newcomer from Tigres UANL has had a very productive year: 15 goals and 17 assists in all competitions with Santos Laguna are on his record, which led to the “Universitarios” pulling his release clause worth an estimated 11 million euros. The consequence: an increase of 3 million, the second largest of the update, to 10 million euros.
Market values Mexico: The most valuable players in Liga MX
“Brunetta dominated the league and was instrumental in helping his teammate Harold Preciado become top scorer. The Argentine midfielder has been the driving force at Santos this year, which is reflected in his steady increase in value in 2023, from initially 3.5 million to now 10 million euros,” explains Eduardo Hernández, Area Manager of Transfermarkt.mx.
Cruz Azul’s Castaño and América’s Cáceres on the rise
Another player who will receive a major upgrade is midfielder Kevin Castaño (23) from Cruz Azul, who was not able to shine with the club, but was able to shine with the Colombian national team. This piqued the interest of Krasnodar, who will sign the right-footer for around €7m – a hefty transfer plus for Cruz Azul, who paid €3.66m just last summer. For Castaño it goes up from 1.8 million to 4 million euros. “He experienced a meteoric rise, especially with Colombia, and has become indispensable for national coach Néstor Lorenzo,” emphasizes Samuel Vásquez, Area Manager Transfermarkt.co.
Many CF América professionals are also being upgraded after a great season in which they celebrated their 14th title, so that the “Eagles” have a squad value of more than 90 million euros. Sebastián Cáceres (24) is the league’s biggest winner with an increase from 3.5 million to 7 million euros. But the market value curves also show signs of decline for goalkeeper Luis Malagón (26 | +0.5 to 5 million), Julián Quiñones (26 | +1 to 10 million) and Álvaro Fidalgo (27 | +1 to 8 million). above.
The red pencil is mainly applied to the two teams from Nuevo León, CF Monterrey (-6.9 million) and Tigres UANL (-2.8 million). The clearest loss is for Monterrey’s Canales, who struggled with injuries and, despite his five goals in ten games, is also downgraded due to age. The same is the case with his teammate and ex-Sevilla professional Jesús Corona (30 | -2 to 5 million). Nevertheless, after his 2 million loss, ex-Betis professional Canales remains at the top of the most valuable players in Mexico with a market value of 11 million euros.
This is how transfer market market values work
The transfer market market values are created taking into account various pricing models as well as a strong involvement of the transfer market community, which deals with the values in detailed discussions. The transfer market market values cannot generally be equated with the transfer fees actually paid.
The goal is not to predict a price, but rather an expected value. When determining the market value, both individual transfer modalities and situational conditions are relevant to a certain extent. Examples of this are listed here. Transfermarkt does not use an algorithm (for detailed market value definition).
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