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Hardly any other player in football has seen his market value drop as dramatically this year as Inter Milan’s Chelsea loanee Romelu Lukaku, who also failed to meet expectations in Italy. RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner also left Stamford Bridge in the summer and suffered an even greater decrease percentage-wise since the start of the year, with his market value falling by as many millions over the past twelve months as that of Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho.
Sancho, Söyüncü & Co. – The biggest market value losers in 2022
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Market value: €75m -16.7% in 2022
43 Bruno Fernandes | Man United | -€15m
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Market value: €75m -16.7% in 2022
42 Raheem Sterling | Chelsea | -€15m
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Market value: €70m -17.6% in 2022
41 Gianluigi Donnarumma | PSG | -€15m
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Market value: €50m -23.1% in 2022
40 Youri Tielemans | Leicester | -€15m
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Market value: €40m -27.3% in 2022
39 Carlos Soler | PSG | -€15m
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Market value: €35m -30.0% in 2022
36 Marc-André ter Stegen | Barcelona | -€15m
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Market value: €30m -33.3% in 2022
36 Dominic Calvert-Lewin | Everton | -€15m
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Market value: €30m -33.3% in 2022
36 Diego Carlos | Aston Villa | -€15m
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Market value: €30m -33.3% in 2022
35 Marco Asensio | Real Madrid | -€15m
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Market value: €25m -37.5% in 2022
32 Cristiano Ronaldo | Man United | -€15m
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Market value: €20m -42.9% in 2022
32 Raphaël Guerreiro | BVB | -€15m
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Market value: €20m -42.9% in 2022
32 Hakim Ziyech | Chelsea | -€15m
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Market value: €20m -42.9% in 2022
31 Duván Zapata | Atalanta | -€15m
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Market value: €18m -45.5% in 2022
28 Mario Hermoso | Atlético | -€16m
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Market value: €14m -53.3% in 2022
28 Jordan Veretout | Marseille | -€16m
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Market value: €14m -53.3% in 2022
28 Joan Jordán | Sevilla | -€16m
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Market value: €14m -53.3% in 2022
27 Bryan Gil | Tottenham | -€16m
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Market value: €12m -57.1% in 2022
26 Robin Gosens | Inter | -€17m
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Market value: €18m -48.6% in 2022
25 Anthony Martial | Man United | -€17m
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Market value: €15m -53.1% in 2022
24 Harry Maguire | Man United | -€18m
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Market value: €30m -37.5% in 2022
23 Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | -€20m
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Market value: €80m -20.0% in 2022
22 Sadio Mané | Bayern | -€20m
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Market value: €60m -25.0% in 2022
21 Frenkie de Jong | Barcelona | -€20m
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Market value: €50m -28.6% in 2022
19 Jan Oblak | Atlético | -€20m
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Market value: €40m -33.3% in 2022
19 Wilfred Ndidi | Leicester | -€20m
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Market value: €40m -33.3% in 2022
18 Paul Pogba | Juventus | -€20m
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Market value: €35m -36.4% in 2022
16 Paulo Dybala | Roma | -€20m
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Market value: €30m -40.0% in 2022
16 N’Golo Kanté | Chelsea | -€20m
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Market value: €30m -40.0% in 2022
15 Aaron Wan-Bissaka | Man United | -€20m
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Market value: €18m -52.6% in 2022
13 Lorenzo Insigne | Toronto | -€20m
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Market value: €15m -57.1% in 2022
13 Saúl Ñíguez | Atlético | -€20m
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Market value: €15m -57.1% in 2022
12 Koke | Atlético | -€22m
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Market value: €18m -55.0% in 2022
11 Caglar Söyüncü | Leicester | -€23m
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Market value: €22m -51.1% in 2022
10 Jadon Sancho | Man United | -€25m
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Market value: €60m -29.4% in 2022
9 Raphaël Varane | Man United | -€25m
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Market value: €40m -38.5% in 2022
8 Marcos Llorente | Atlético | -€25m
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Market value: €35m -41.7% in 2022
6 Timo Werner | RB Leipzig | -€25m
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Market value: €25m -50.0% in 2022
6 Antoine Griezmann | Atlético | -€25m
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Market value: €25m 50.0% in 2022
5 Memphis Depay | Barcelona | -€25m
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Market value: €20m 55.6% in 2022
4 Youssef En-Nesyri | Sevilla | -€25m
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Market value: €15m -62.5% in 2022
3 Marcus Rashford | Man United | -€30m
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Market value: €55m -35.5% in 2022
2 Stefan de Vrij | Inter | -€30m
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Market value: €15m -66.7% in 2022
1 Romelu Lukaku | Inter | -€45m
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Market value: €55m -45.0% in 2022
Lukaku saw his market value of €100 million, which was even slightly lower than the transfer fee of €113m paid by Chelsea, dwindle by almost half after three market value updates in England and, most recently, in Italy. Compared to the beginning of January, the 29-year-old lost 45% until the end of December and currently stands at only €55m. “Lukaku returned with great expectations, but unfortunately was only on the pitch five times,” Jatin Dietl, Transfermarkt’s Area Managar in Italy, said. Just like in March and August, when the striker was still at Chelsea, he went down by another €15m at Inter in November. At the World Cup, Belgium were already eliminated in the group stages, also because of missing goals from Lukaku.
The injured Werner was also unable to travel to the World Cup, but this is not the main reason for the loss of half of his market value since the beginning of the year. Lukaku’s former Chelsea teammate had already experienced significant drops in three updates in England and the Bundesliga before. From his previous value of €50m in January, only €25m are left in December. Following a solid first season at Stamford Bridge, Werner’s playing time and goal contributions gradually declined. “As harsh as it may sound, players of Werner’s calibre are expendable in England,” market value admin Julius Weissenstein said, explaining the devaluation following the 26-year-old’s return to Germany.
Market value losers in 2022: Man Utd ready to bounce back under ten Hag?
In addition to Sancho, who dropped by €25m to €60m in course of the year, Man United have two further players in the top 5 of the biggest market value losers in 2022. While Raphaël Varane dropped from €65m to €40m since January, Marcus Rashford even lost €30m in his last three updates. Now standing at €55m, the 25-year-old has recently rediscovered his from under Erik ten Hag and, like several other United players as well, could bounce back in the next Premier League market value update after the winter transfer window comes to a close.
Further footballers from the English top tier that suffered significant drops in market value in 2022 are Leicester duo Caglar Söyüncü (-€23m to €22m) and Wilfred Ndidi (-€20m to €40m), Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (-€20m to €80m) and Chelsea veteran N’Golo Kanté (-€20m to €30m), among others. The latter two were mainly downgraded for age-related reasons, however.
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