Brian Brobbey was sold by Ajax to Sunderland AFC for twenty million euros last summer and replaced by Kasper Dolberg. In England, and certainly at Sunderland, they now laugh about this price tag and see the strong striker excel every match. According to data from FootballTransfers in SciSports justifiably.
Brobbey already left Ajax once in the summer of 2022, then for free to Red Bull Leipzig. This turned out not to be a success, while Brobbey himself was not yet ready for this step. He then returned and would play an important role as a striker for Ajax in 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25. Last summer Ajax said goodbye to the fantastic striker, with Sunderland paying twenty million euros. Brobbey, after having to come off the bench in the beginning, has now become a regular starter in the striker with twenty matches (ten in the starting line-up) to his name. He has also proven productive with five goals and two assists, also playing an important role in Sunderland’s attacking play.
Brobbey is an asset to Sunderland in everything
It is not surprising that Brian Brobbey has now become a regular. With his 67.9 Skill and 72.2 Potential, he is the best option for that position on paper. Competitors Wilson Isidor (60.8 Skill, 63.6 Potential) and Eliezer Mayenda (62.9 Skill, 76.5 Potential) are currently lesser options at the point of attack.
The underlying data of SciSports sees that Brobbey is performing averagely among the strikers this season, which in the Premier League is a good performance in your first season. He has excelled this season, especially when it comes to his passing and keeping the ball, as was often the case at Ajax.
Brobbey’s (blue dot) performance in the Premier League this season compared to the other strikers. The further to the right and in the green, the better the performance.
With an Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) of 25.7 million euros, Brobbey’s value has also bizarrely increased since his transfer to Sunderland. When he made his transfer, Brobbey was worth 20.7 million euros. Now this is already five million euros more, while he has only been in the starting lineup at his club for a month or two. There is a good chance that his Skill and ETV will increase as he continues to play in the starting line-up and also becomes more productive as a finisher. In any case, Sunderland is already in a position that it will make a lot of profit.
