Most valuable non-national player: Big down from the list – 4 Bundesliga legionnaires included

France & England dominate

“I was surprised too,” said Pascal Groß after his first nomination for the German national team at the age of 32 – which he was of course very happy about: “I’ve always said that it’s my dream to be in the national team . Now I’m living my dream.” With the central midfielder from Brighton & Hove Albion, national coach Hansi Flick called up one of the most valuable German non-national players – Gross’ market value of 8 million euros is surpassed by only ten other footballers in this country.

The list is headed by FC Brentford’s Vitaly Janelt (25), who is valued at €20m. The defensive midfielder made ten appearances for the U21s by the summer of 2021, culminating in the European Championship triumph. Since then, the native of Hamburg, who has increased his market value four times in a row since winter 2021, has been waiting for a call from the DFB.

With Burnley’s Jordan Beyer (23) and Nashville’s Hany Mukhtar (28), behind Janelt there are two other professionals who are under contract abroad. Only behind them in the other places are mostly players from the Bundesliga, including three center forwards – a position that is in demand in Germany. In the current Flick squad, after the departure of Niclas Füllkrug (30), with Thomas Müller (33) replacing him, only one man remained at the top. As is well known, the experienced player prefers to act behind or around a real centre-forward.

Options for the front that have not yet been tested would be Bremen’s Marvin Ducksch (29), Neu-Stuttgart’s Deniz Undav (27) or Mainz (23), but the latter two are only on the horizon because they have not yet played a game in this one due to injuries contested the season. With market values ​​of 7.5 million euros for Ducksch and 10 million euros for Undav and Burkardt, the trio is one of the top 10 most valuable center forwards in Germany.

4 Bundesliga legionnaires among the most valuable non-national players worldwide

There is no German professional in the top ranks in international competition, but there are four legionnaires from the Bundesliga: Gladbach’s Manu Koné (22), the two Leipzig players Castello Lukeba (20) and Mohamed Simakan (23) and Leverkusen’s new left-back Alejandro Grimaldo (27), all of whom are on hold for France and Spain due to the high level of competition.

For Koné, the second most valuable non-national player in the world with an estimate of 40 million euros, a nomination for the “Équipe Tricolore” would have come too early anyway, as he took part in team training for the first time this Wednesday after a knee injury at the U21 European Championship. In terms of his market value, the central midfielder can keep up in his position in France, only Eduardo Camavinga (20) is clearly ahead there.

Things are different with Lukeba and Simakan. If you only look at the market values, 13 French central defenders are valued higher than the RB duo with 25 million euros each. That’s why both were allowed to recommend themselves to the U21s for higher tasks, for which Simakan is no longer eligible to play after the European Championships in Romania and Georgia. Unlike Lukeba, who has been called up again by new coach Thierry Henry. Grimaldo’s last appearance in the Spain jersey was a long time ago. The 27-year-old last played for his home country in 2016, but he could draw the attention of coach Luis de la Fuente with consistently convincing performances for the “Werkself”.

Overall, the 25 most valuable non-national players are mainly footballers from England and France, where the reservoir of top professionals seems inexhaustible. This is illustrated by the top nine places, led by Aston Villa’s Jacob Ramsey (22), all occupied by players from these two countries.

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