Venezuela is in the eyes of the football world after what happened in 2023, where both the Vinotinto team and the representatives of Venezuelan football knew how to stand out in the face of the challenges that arise from comparison with top-class teams Societies.
Names like Yeferson Soteldo and Salomón Rondón are already on everyone's lips, but it is another Venezuelan player who will become the most expensive footballer at the beginning of the new year, according to the media Transfermarkt, which specializes in market values. Do you know who it is?
Who is the most expensive Venezuelan player in 2024?
This is Yangel Herrera. The midfielder was probably coming off the best year of his professional career and was an important part of Vinotinto and Girona FC, the revelation team of the Spanish league. This has prompted Transfermarkt to update his value to €20 million.
The La Guaira native is the undisputed starter in the team, which is technically managed by Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz, Real Madrid's current co-leader in the domestic competition. He forms a very creative midfielder and has managed to score four goals in 15 games played.
Recently, Herrera suffered an injury that prevented him from playing in the last month of 2023, but according to Spanish media he was close to returning to training, news that excites both Girona and Venezuelan fans since the The midfielder would be in the best position to receive Fernando Batista's call-up for the national team's friendly matches in March.
Who completes the podium of the most expensive Venezuelan players?
While Yangel Herrera currently holds the top spot among the most expensive Vinotinto footballers, the next two spots go to Yeferson Soteldo and Jefferson Savarino in second and third place.
On the one hand, the talented left winger showed the most talked-about performances in the national jersey, while he was one of the outstanding performances at Santos FC, although the Peixe team lost the category.
For his part, the Real Salt Lake attacker had a year in which he scored eleven goals and provided four assists in North American football.
Jefferson Savarino is another must-see name for “Bocha” Batista. Photo: KSL Sports
Worth mentioning are Kevin Kelsy and David Martínez, two of Venezuela's most promising talents, whose updated value is already one million euros. The first reason is that he set his goalscoring record in the Champions League with Shakhtar Donetsk, while the second was the great figure of the U-17 Vinotinto in the World Cup of this category.