Vini Jr: Real Madrid star sees HUGE transfer value rise to become world's BEST

Suraj Radia

• 20 Feb 2023 15:31 CST
• 3 min read

Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior saw his transfer value increase by more than 65% in 2022 to become La Liga and Brazil’s most valuable player.

The 22-year-old started the year with an expected transfer value (ETV) of €77.9 million to a high of €129.1m in December after scoring the winner in the Champions League final and featuring for Brazil at the 2022 World Cup.

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Vini is now considered the most valuable inside forward in world football and fourth-most valuable player overall, behind Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden.

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Elsewhere, Aurelien Tchouameni was the Real player whose value had the biggest percentage gain in the last year, seeing his ETV go from €27.1m in May to a high of €64.9m since his transfer from Monaco in the summer – a rise of 139%

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Tchouameni’s French compatriot Eduardo Camavinga also saw his value rise by more than 50%, going from €42.8m in June to €64.6m at the start of January this year to be considered the most valuable holding and ball-winning midfielder in the world.

Antonio Rudiger's move from Chelsea to Real in the summer saw his value shoot up by 67% to €50.6m from €30.2m, largely because he was in the last year of his contract with the Blues, meaning his ETV would be calculated considerably lower prior to signing a long-term deal with Madrid.

Rodrygo was another player who had a dramatic rise in ETV, going from €35m to €57.8m in a matter of months, a 65% increase.

However, it was not all good news for Real Madrid as record signing Eden Hazard saw his value plummet to a low of €11.8m due to his continued poor form and injury issues, having been worth more than €20m at the start of 2022.