Alexander Isak, Dean Huijsen & Darwin Núñez – The biggest winners & losers from Premier League market value update

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Top 10 for both revealed 

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The Premier League has received 207 new market values in the division’s latest intermediate update. Overall the league increased its total value by the sum of +€79.05 million, taking the league’s market value to a new grand total of €11.82 billion. Players were rewarded or downgraded based on form, January transfers and user feedback, with many top talents rising, whilst some players that have been struggling took a hit. So who were the stars that came out of this latest update the best and the worst? Without further ado, let’s find out.

The biggest winners from the Premier League market value update

Leading the way is none other than Newcastle’s superstar striker Alexander Isak. Fresh off the back of scoring in the EFL Cup final in the Magpies famous victory against Liverpool, the Swede sees his market value sky-rocket from €75m to €100m. The +€25m upgrade puts him in a very exclusive group. Only four strikers have a market value of €100m+: Erling Haaland (€200m), Kylian Mbappé (€160m), Lautaro Martínez (€110m), and now Isak (€100m). In second place is Arsenal’s teenage sensation Ethan Nwaneri, who also sees his market value rise by +€25m to a new figure of €55m. The 17 year old has already become an important player for Mikel Arteta’s team, scoring eight goals this term.

In third place is Bournemouth defender Dean Huijsen. The 19-year-old Spaniard has taken to the Premier League like a duck to water, and saw his market value rise by +€24m to €42m this March. In fourth is new Man City signing Abdukodir Khusanov, who rises by +€23m to €35m to align closer to the €40m fee the Sky Blues paid in January. The same can be said for midfielder Nico González who takes fifth spot, rising by +€22m to €40m. Sixth goes to another Arsenal youngster in Myles Lewis-Skelly – the 18 year old recently received his first England call-up, and rises by +€18m to €28m. Completing the top 10 are Man City duo Vitor Reis (+€16m to €30m) and Omar Marmoush (+€15m to €75m), Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch (+€15m to €70m), and Manchester United’s Amad Diallo (+€15m to €40m).

The biggest losers from the Premier League market value update

When it comes to downgrades, in first place is Liverpool striker Darwin Núñez, who sees his market value drop by -€15m to €50m after a disappointing season for the Reds. The Uruguayan has failed to nail down a starting slot under Arne Slot and has missed a number of high-profile opportunities. Two other stars also saw their market value fall by -€15m to a new figure of €45m: Man United striker Rasmus Højlund, who has just three Premier League goals this season, and Man City midfielder Bernardo Silva, whose form has fallen off of a cliff this term. 

There was five players who fell by -€10m in market value: Man City playmaker Phil Foden (-10m to €130m), Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard (-€10m to €100m), Tottenham duo Cristian Romero (-€10m to €55m) and James Maddison (-€10m to €50m), Gunners midfielder/make-shift striker Mikel Merino (-€10m to €35m), and City winger Jack Grealish (-€10m to 35m). Completing the top 10 of the biggest losers from the update is Brentford midfielder Mathias Jensen who drops by -€9m to €25m).

How Transfermarkt market values work

The Transfermarkt market values are calculated, taking into account various pricing models. A major factor is the Transfermarkt community, whose members discuss and evaluate player market values in detail. In general, the Transfermarkt market values are not to be equated with transfer fees. 

The goal is not to predict a price but an expected value of a player in a free market. Both individual transfer modalities and situational conditions are relevant in determining market values. Examples of this are listed below. Transfermarkt does not use an algorithm (you can find the detailed market value definition here).