All six games without conceding, plus the penalty and the margin in the ninth minute of stoppage time saved in the final against Spain: James Trafford (20) was the acclaimed hero of England’s success at the U21 European Championship. Celebrated in his homeland as a nod to Man United’s Old Trafford stadium, ‘Young Trafford’ is also the biggest winner in the post-tournament market value update, with a total of 40 players securing upgrades – while there are no downgrades.
Trafford, on loan from Man City to Bolton Wanderers in the last year and a half, underlined with his performances at the U21 European Championship again why Premier League promoted Burnley FC is willing to invest up to just over 22 million euros for the goalkeeping talent . The market value of Trafford therefore jumps from 2.5 million to 15 million euros. The still “citizen” replaces Bart Verbruggen (20; Brighton) as the most valuable goalkeeper up to the age of 20.
The most valuable goalkeepers up to 20 years
With Anthony Gordon (22), the best player of the tournament comes from the ranks of the “Young Lions” – after Mark Hateley (1984) only the second Englishman to receive this honor. The Newcastle United forward has contributed two goals and one assist in six games. Its market value increases from 35 million to 38 million euros. In the ranks of the European champions, apart from Trafford, only defenders Levi Colwill (20; Chelsea) and Taylor Harwood-Bellis (21; Man City) have an even bigger plus with 5 million euros each.
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Trafford’s penalty opponent Abel Ruiz (23), who failed and thus also missed the sole title as top scorer, became the tragic figure of the final. The SC Braga attacker is still up by €4m to €14m. While co-title winner Georgiy Sudakov (20; Shakhtar) from Ukraine posted the same plus to €15m, Ruiz’ teammate and ex-BVB pro Sergio Gómez (22; Man City) – both are also the top scorers of the tournament – remains – unchanged at EUR 13 million. For the former Schalke player Juan Miranda (23; Real Betis), it is meanwhile going up from 7 million to 9 million euros.
Die U21-EM 2023
There are also numerous upgrades for the surprise teams from Georgia, who reached the quarter-finals as newcomers, and Israel, who made it through the group stage for the first time and were only eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual winners England. The biggest winners include Salzburg’s sought-after attacking talent Oscar Gloukh (19; +2 to 10 million euros) and central defender Saba Sazonov (21; +500,000 euros to 3 million euros) from Dinamo Moscow, who has been with HSV for a long time. On the other hand, nothing is happening with the defending champion from Germany, who failed early on.
Christian Schwarz, Head of International at TM, explains why there are only upgrades: “The U21 European Championship is a showcase for young players to catch the eyes of scouts and the world public. Therefore, only footballers who were able to significantly improve their status during the tournament and/or played their way into the international spotlight were considered, which ultimately also leads to increased interest on the transfer market.”
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2023-07-12 11:58:00
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