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Real Madrid squad’s market value falls by €125 million, but youngster sees huge rise
Real Madrid have come back in recent months and are back on track, competing for all titles as they should.
Their poor start to the season, however, continues to haunt fans and it is clear that there is still no confidence in Carlo Ancelotti’s men who look as fragile as they have looked in recent years.
The team’s poor form at the beginning of the season and the instability has cost them dearly in terms of the valuation of players in the dressing room.
It has now come to light that the squad has fallen in value by €133.5 million following the latest update of market values by experts Transfermarkt.
Drops all across
14 of Real Madrid’s 23 players have seen a fall in transfer market value with Kylian Mbappe, Aurelien Tchouameni, Eduardo Camavinga, Eder Militao and Endrick all losing valuation by €20 million each.
The case of some including Mbappe and Tchouameni can be explained to be due to their poor form while others like Militao and Camavinga suffered owing to their prolonged injuries.
The other losers include Rodrygo who dropped by €10 million, Brahim Diaz, David Alaba and Andriy Lunin who lost €5 million each and Ferland Mendy who dropped by €4 million.
Dani Carvajal’s ACL injury saw him drop by €2 million while Luka Modric, Antonio Rudiger and Lucas Vazquez dropped by a cumulative of €2.5 million.
While most of the dressing room dropped in valuation, the likes of Vinicius Jr, Dani Ceballos, Fran Garcia, Arda Guler, Federico Valverde, Jude Bellingham and Thibaut Courtois all remained unchanged in their valuation.
Notably, only one player saw an increase in his stocks – Raul Asencio – who stepped up to the occasion and proved his worth as an able defensive presence.
The defender’s rise by €7.2 million partially offsets the gross depreciation and brings the net fall to around €125 million.
After it was confirmed that FC Barcelona midfielder Dani Olmo would miss Sunday’s El Clasico against Real Madrid, another player from Hansi Flick’s side is now considered a major doubt for the game.
Indeed, according to Mundo Deportivo, Barça defender Jules Kounde is facing a race against time to be fit for the first Clasico of the 2026/27 season.
Kounde recovering from an ankle injury
Kounde suffered an ankle injury during Barcelona’s previous La Liga game against Real Betis last Saturday away at Estadio de La Cartuja.
The 27-year-old versatile defender was able to complete the match but was seen limping after it was over, and tests on Sunday confirmed a ligament sprain in his ankle.
As a result, the French international was ruled out of Barça’s UEFA Champions League clash against PSG, which they lost 4-2 on Tuesday night.
But, there had been hope that the defender could recover in time for Real Madrid’s visit to the Spotify Camp Nou on Sunday night.
However, now, as per the report, there is great pessimism within the Barcelona coaching and medical staff that Kounde will be able to return in time to face Jose Mourinho’s side.
Mounting problems for Barcelona open door for Real Madrid
As mentioned earlier, Dani Olmo has already been ruled out of Sunday’s game as he suffered an adductor tear during Barcelona’s game against PSG yesterday.
Meanwhile, Eric Garcia is also unavailable due to an injury he sustained against Real Betis over the weekend, while Andreas Christensen and Roony Bardghji will also miss the game.
Now, Kounde, too, appears to be a major doubt for the first Clasico of the season, adding to the problems for Hansi Flick & co.
It is now up to Real Madrid to capitalise on their opponents’ problems and collect all three points at Camp Nou, in a bid to close down the gap at the top of the table to only three points.
Before that though, the focus will be on tonight’s UEFA Champions League clash against RB Leipzig at the Santiago Bernabeu.
