Interview worth €15 million. Rating of the cheapest football players

The Transfermarkt portal has published the lists of the cheapest players in the first quarter of 2022.Who set the record - about this in the RBC material. Read us in News News Chelsea striker Romelu LukakuRomelu Lukaku, Chelsea

Age: 28 years old

Cost: €85 million

Price change: minus €15 million

The Belgian striker moved to Chelsea from Inter last summer for €113m (at the time Transfermarkt had valued Lukaku at €100m). This transfer was the most expensive in the history of the London club.

But already in December, a scandal erupted at the club: Lukaku gave a scandalous interview in which he expressed dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs and the coaching staff. The striker also said that he would like to return to Inter.

After the interview, the player did not enter the field for several games. The resonance turned out to be such that Lukaku's words are still being discussed, and Inter fans have already opposed the return of the club's best striker in recent years.

The Belgian has still not been able to win a place at the base, often starting games on the bench. In only two matches of a less significant FA Cup, he found himself on the field from the first minutes and by the beginning of April lost € 15 million in value.

Marcus Rashford, Manchester United

Age: 24 years old

Cost: €70 million

Price change: minus €15 million

The English striker's contract with Manchester expires on June 30, 2023, but even now the media is filled with rumors about his possible departure. Almost all the leading clubs in the world are named - Barcelona, ​​Real, PSG, Manchester City. Manchester United wants to extend the agreement with one of the leading players, but there is no result yet.

All this probably affects Rashford's game. He has lost his place at the start of Manchester and is "obviously not in the best shape." So said the HEAD coach of the England national team Gareth Southgate and did not call the player for friendly matches with Switzerland (March 26) and Côte d'Ivoire (29).

However, not only Rashford, but the whole of Manchester is going through hard times. The team has been playing unevenly throughout the season - it is the seventh in the Premier League, and in the Champions League it flew out to the 1/8 finals.

Lautaro Martinez, Inter

Age: 24 years old

Cost: €70 million

Price change: minus €10 million

In August, several clubs tried to buy Martinez for €70-90 million, but Inter agreed with the Argentine striker to extend the contract until 2026.

In the first half of the season, Martinez continued to score regularly, hitting the gates of opponents in the Italian championship 11 times in 17 matches. But in 2022, he only scored in one game out of 11, sending three goals against Salernitana. Martinez had a record goalless streak during his time at Inter (since 2018) - 646 minutes.

Against the backdrop of such results, talk about his possible transfer to another club began again, and the price fell by €10 million.

Gabriel Jesus, Manchester City

Age: 25 years old

Cost: €50 million

Price change: minus €10 million

The reason for the decline in the price of Jesus is in sports performance. In the current championship of England, the Brazilian striker scored only two goals. At the beginning of the season, he was a player in the starting line-up, and since the new year he has practically not appeared in the base.

Casemiro, Real Madrid

Age: 30 years old

Cost: €50 million

Price change: minus €10 million

The Brazilian remains Real Madrid's main defensive midfielder, who will soon win the title. The head coach of the team Carlo Ancelotti spares no compliments to the ward. “If we start looking for a copy of Casemiro on the market, we will not achieve anything. There are no more such players in world football. It is unique,” ​​he said in January.

In the case of Casemiro, the decrease in value can be explained by the fact that on February 23 he turned 30 years old. In football, this age is not critical, but for the vast majority of footballers, this is the beginning of a decline and a gradual departure from their former positions.

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