Market value update Ligue 1: Talents Camavinga and Cherki on the up - Marquinhos reaches €70m
Following the conclusion of the summer transfer window, Transfermarkt.fr has completely updated the market values of the French Ligue 1. Like it has been the case in the previous updates, the focus is on talented players—17-year-old midfielders Eduardo Camavinga from Stade Rennais and Rayan Cherki from Olympique Lyon were updated. LOSC Lille's Canadian Jonathan David is now among the top five players in Concacaf.
Camavinga made a jump from €37.5 million to €50 million and is among the top 3 of the most valuable teenagers on the planet. Only Barcelona's Ansu Fati and Bayern's Alphonso Davies have a higher market value among teenagers than the new capped French national team player. "Camavinga has not only made his debut in the Équipe Tricolore but also scored and is now the youngest goalscorer in 106 years for the French national team," TM Area Manager France Ronan Caroff (halvard) said. "He is the biggest talent in Ligue 1 and every club in the world—in particular, Real Madrid—want to sign him."
Cherki saw his market value grow by €7 million to €25 million and is in the same range as Borussia Dortmund's Jude Bellingham (€27m). "Despite being just 17, he regularly plays for last year's Champions League semifinalist," Caroff said. "Players from Lyon's academy are in high demand on the transfer market, and Cherki is considered the biggest attacking talent in France.
Other Ligue 1 talents upgraded: "Earn high fees despite corona"
Olympique Marseille's 20-year-old Boubacar Kamara (+€5m to €32m), Monaco's 19-year-old Benoît Badiashile (+€5m to €25m), Stade Rennais 18-year-old deadline day signing Jérémy Doku (+€11m to €20m) and OGC Nice's new 20-year-old winger Amine Gouiri (+€8m to €15m) have seen their market value increase significantly. Among the market value winners, despite a relatively slow start at his new club Lille is also Canadian star David. The forward saw his market value grow from €25 million to €30 million, which means he is now in the top 5 of the most valuable players in Concacaf.
Biggest winners of the Ligue 1 market value update
"The transfer window has shown that young players still achieve high fees during the COVID-19 pandemic—those kinds of talents can be found in Ligue 1 to a greater extent than most other leagues."
PSG star Marquinhos reaches Varane's level - Icardi downgraded
Defender Marquinhos, in the meantime, is no longer considered a talent. The Paris Saint-Germain star made the biggest jump forward and gained €18 million and is now worth €70 million. Among center backs, he is now worth the same amount as Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus), José Giménez (Atlético), and Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid). Only Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk, with a market value of €80 million, has a higher value than the Brazilian.
"Marquinhos highlighted during the Champions League tournament his worth at the highest level," TM-Market Value admin Gonza_Gonzalez said. "In the final against Bayern, he was the best player for PSG, even though he had to play out of position in midfield. Marquinhos was long considered inconsistent—that has changed."
The entire league at a glance Ligue 1 standings and statistics Click here While at PSG the big stars, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar remain the same, Mauro Icardi, Abdou Diallo and Pablo Sarabia were downgraded. Icardi saw his value decrease by €5 million to now €55 million. "Icardi only played once during the Champions League finals tournament and cost just €50 million—as a result, a downgrade was impossible to avoid," Gonza_Gonzalez said. Defender Diallo and creative player Sarabia saw their values decrease by €3 million; both are worth €25 million now.
- Date of birth/Age:
- Jan 14, 2000 (24)
- Nat.:
- Current club:
- LOSC Lille
- Contract until:
- Jun 30, 2025
- Position:
- Centre-Forward
- Market Value:
- €50.00m
- Date of birth/Age:
- Nov 10, 2002 (21)
- Nat.:
- Current club:
- Real Madrid
- Contract until:
- Jun 30, 2029
- Position:
- Central Midfield
- Market Value:
- €90.00m
- Date of birth/Age:
- Aug 17, 2003 (20)
- Nat.:
- Current club:
- Olympique Lyon
- Contract until:
- Jun 30, 2025
- Position:
- Attacking Midfield
- Market Value:
- €25.00m
- Date of birth/Age:
- May 14, 1994 (29)
- Nat.:
- Current club:
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Contract until:
- Jun 30, 2028
- Position:
- Centre-Back
- Market Value:
- €55.00m
- Date of birth/Age:
- Feb 19, 1993 (31)
- Nat.:
- Current club:
- Galatasaray
- Contract until:
- Jun 30, 2026
- Position:
- Centre-Forward
- Market Value:
- €18.00m