With each passing summer, the football world grows more surprised by jumps in transfer fees.Elliot Anderson’s £116million move from Nottingham Forest to Manchester City is this summer’s yard stick, with The Athletic reporting this week that Paris Saint-Germain believe their winger Bradley Barcola should be valued at a much higher price.PSG do not feel the need to sell the 23-year-old after Milan signed Goncalo Ramos from them for a club-record fee (in the region of €70m). Barcola, however, has been reluctant to extend his two-year deal as he desires more starts. But if he were to push for a move, the winger would not be short of suitors. Arsenal’s admiration of the France international is known while Liverpool’s interest was reported in mid-June.So, is Barcola worth more than the £116m City are paying Forest for Anderson?From a pure financial perspective on player values, The Athletic has enlisted the help of Twenty First Group (TFG), a sports intelligence firm which includes high-profile clubs, leagues and more among its client base.Note that:
‘Value’ does not equate to ‘price’.
What Twenty First Group value a player at may differ materially from the same player’s projected price.
Value is driven by intrinsic matters, agnostic of market factors — age, position, experience, to name just three.
