Being crowned the best squad in the world in Qatar 2022 has side benefits for the Argentina team. The treasury of AFA, which will raise $52 million, plus prizes from FIFA and Conmebol, as well as the clubs for which the 26 champions play. The most visible and surprising case is that of Enzo Fernandez as the maximum exponent after a growth of 1,000 percent.
The specialized side transfer market compiled the data on how much the prices of “Albiceleste” players have increased, without taking into account the clauses that the clubs have imposed on them. The award assigned relates to aspects such as their performance, age and projection, purely sporting aspects.
There, the first information that comes to light is the enormous growth of Enzo Fernández. The winner of the World Cup Young Player award started out as a substitute but quickly became the king and queen of Argentina’s midfield. River will be rubbing his hands after the Enzo World Cup. Sold in mid-2022 for 10 million euros plus another eight in variables (the conditions of an additional two million have already been met), Núñez’s men kept 25% of the passport. Today he would collect 30 million euros for his passport share. Yes, almost triple what it received when it was sold in 2022.
Alexis MacAllisterThe substitute who came on during the World Cup also increased his price from 10 million euros to 32 million (220 percent). Lisandro Martinez, for his part, went from 25 to 50 million (100 percent), while Julián Álvarez went from 20 to 50 million (150 percent). The latter belongs to Manchester City and his coach, Spain’s Pep Guardiola, has already said he’s priceless: he considers him a diamond in the rough that he’s been honing game after game since joining from River less than half a year ago.
Lionel Messi scored 2 goals in the final of the World Cup in Qatar 2022. Photo: composition LR/AFP
¿Y Lionel Messi?
The pass of a 35-year-old player like the ‘For money” is worth much less than, for example, that of Kylian Mbappé. The 11-year difference (the Frenchman has just turned 24) means the French forward has a much higher resale value than the Argentine despite being considered the best player in the world.
His deal at the Parisian club has just a few months left as the deal signed in 2021 expires at the end of June next year. Technically, from the first day of 2023, the man from Rosario can sit down and negotiate with anyone who wants him. That is, until his current club doesn’t agree with him using the optional year included in the deal signed last year.
For now, according to Transfermarkt, Messi’s market value is around €50m under these conditions. The Argentina captain quotes less than his teammates Lautaro Martinez (75 million) and Cristian Romero (55 million) and Lisandro Martínez. Beyond what the market is saying or projecting, one thing is clear: for the Argentine public (and even for Barcelona or PSG), the Rosario player is priceless.
To this great group of players we must add their technical command. Before and during the qualifier nobody trusted Lionel Scaloni, today they want him for life in the ‘Albiceleste‘.
How much is the best goalkeeper of the World Cup worth?
That Dibu Martinez began to be closely followed by several giants of the European continent. And the truth is that the chances of him changing sides are high as he intends to see action as part of the UEFA Champions League.
Martínez, 30 years old, has a market value of 25 million euros. Has an ongoing contract with AstonVilla until 2027.
The payment
$10 million is Di María’s current price.
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