According to a study by the international audit firm KPMG, the market price of stars playing in Europe's top football leagues has fallen significantly due to the coronavirus epidemic. This affects Barcelona and PSG the most, as these two teams want to acquire and retain the most ambitious player on the market.
In an analysis of the effects of the international economic crisis caused by the pandemic on the football market, KPMG Football Benchmark writes that the total value of the most expensive footballers has fallen by € 6.6 billion due to closed goalie matches and that if the remaining matches in the leagues were canceled, the devaluation would reach 10 billion.
According to statistics showing a general fall in value, Kylian Mbappé, the first on the list, has fallen from € 225 million to € 177 million, while his PSG teammate Neymar of Brazil "It is worth 137 million compared to the pre - pandemic market price of 175 million.
Barcelona’s six-time gold ball Argentine star Lionel Messi’s current value, according to experts, kicks in at 127 million euros, up from 175 million before the outbreak broke out. If both the Spanish league and the Champions League continue, Messi’s price could jump to 134 million, according to a KPMG study, which estimates Barca’s French world and European champion Antoine Griezmann is currently worth 89 million instead of 119.
Another example is Real Madrid’s Belgian striker Eden Hazard, who was bought by the Spanish royal club for € 100 million, but if he wanted to get over it now, he would fall for the deal as the player’s current market value is € 95 million instead of 136 million before the pandemic. , which could go up to 101 million when La Liga’s fighting resumes.
One of the conclusions of the study is that with the past of the pandemic, the football market will be able to reorganize at fundamentally lower price levels, and the biggest stars will not be paid as much as before, and in general player salaries and various performance bonuses will typically be lower than before.
(Source: Source: sportrajongo.hu, mti / Photo: pixabay)