Musiala enjoys CRAZY rise in transfer value

Stuart Telford

• 11 Nov 2022 20:12 GMT
• 3 min read

Jamal Musiala's transfer value has shot up to €95.3 million - a €40m increase! - after a blistering start to the season with Bayern Munich.

Musiala has long been regarded as one of the most talented prospects in world football.

Bayern pulled off a coup when they signed him from Chelsea for a mere €200,000 in 2019, and there was an international tug-of-war for his services before he committed to Germany last year, having previously played for England's under-21s.

When Robert Lewandowski left in a €50m transfer to Barcelona at the start of the season, there was a huge hole in the Bayern attack, even if they drafted Sadio Mane in from Liverpool for €41m.

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Mane prefers to play on the left of the attack, and after trying the Senagalese up front, they have given the No.9 spot to Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, who has performed admirably, and thoroughly surprisingly for those who remember him being relegated out of the Premier League with Stoke in 2018.

But Musiala has outperformed them both, with his 12 goals and eight assists from just 21 games in all competitions coming in at a rate of one every 65.5 minutes he has played. Even more incredibly, he doesn't even play up front!

Musiala is a No.10 who occasionally drifts in from the left instead, especially if Thomas Muller is occupying his favourite position. That a 19-year-old has replaced Lewandowski's goals, let alone one playing deeper than the Pole did, is a surprise, but he has no intention of stopping.

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Musiala: 'I love scoring'

"I love scoring goals," he said after a scoring the opener in Tuesday's 6-1 win over Bremen. "[Being Lewandowski's successor as] top scorer is a good target. I don't run away from such challenges."

Musiala isn't only scoring goals. The Stuttgart-born youngster, who speaks English with a distinct South London accent, is in the 99th percentile for interceptions Bundesliga-wide over the last year, and averages two tackles per game.

England's loss is Germany's gain, and he goes to the World Cup with Germany later this month as the second-youngest player in the squad but with more caps than nine of his colleagues.

An impressive showing in Qatar could see Musiala's value climb yet further, but it has already been stratospheric - as have his performances.