28.02.2020 - 14:10 | Source: Transfermarkt | Reading Time: 3 mins

Ahead of 25th Season

Market values MLS: Kansas signing Pulido biggest winner - Chicharito's value down

Transfermarkt.us has updated the market values ahead of the 25th Major League Soccer season. The focus was on new signings: 59 of the 60 updated players arrived in the winter transfer window. Only New England Revolution striker Gustavo Bou was signed last summer. Despite being already 30, Bou’s performances at his new club have seen his value go up by $1.65 million to $4.95 million.

Alan Pulido had the biggest gain. The 28-year-old striker scored 12 goals in 18 Liga MX games in the fall. “Alan Pulido is Sporting’s new record transfer,” Transfermarkt Junior Area Manager Dominic Becker said. “A few MLS teams were interested in him, and I also believe that some teams in Europe were also sniffing around.” Sporting Kansas City won the race and signed him for a club-record fee of $9.5 million, and, as a result, his value has gone up from $4.4 million to $7.7 million.

It is a similar scenario when it comes to Lucas Zelarayán. Columbus Crew paid $8 million for the Argentine midfielder, which is a new club record. “When it comes to Zelarayán, it is a similar scenario than with Pulido, he is now a record transfer, and the market value had to go up,” Becker said. As a result, his market value has gone up from $4.4 million to $6.6 million. New England Revolution striker Adam Buksa saw his market value go up by $2.75 million to now $3.85 million. “Buksa was excellent in Poland,” Becker said. “His transfer fee of $4.62 million meant that we had to correct his market value of just $1.1 million.

Market Value L. Zelarayán Attacking Midfield $ 6.60 m 6.60

Martínez & Co. The most valuable MLS players Overview Among the most valuable players in the league is also Inter Miami CF’s Matías Pellegrini. “The 19-year-old is considered a big talent, and he wants to take the next step at Inter Miami,” Becker said. Including bonuses, his transfer fee could grow from $8.91 million to $11 million. In his 25 games for Estudiantes de La Plata, Pellegrini was involved in seven goals. All factors that see his market value grow from $6.6 million to $8.25 million.

Pellegrini is not the only Inter Miami CF player to see his market value grow. David Norman Jr., who spent last season on loan at the Canadian Premier League side Pacific FC also saw his market value go up from $165,000 to $220,000. “Norman is now a Canadian U23 national team player,” Becker said. “His loan move to Pacific FC also aided his development; now it will be interesting to see whether he can establish himself in Inter’s first team. At the very least, he will be an important player in the second team.”

Norman has indeed made a big step in his development. Signed from the Whitecaps and then loaned to Pacific FC, the Canadian was a key player both in midfield and defense for Pacific.

Down the West Coast from Pacific FC, Chicharito has arrived as Los Angeles Galaxy’s new record signing. Despite the transfer, however, Chicharito’s market value has gone down by $550,000 to now $9.35 million. Lack of playing time at Sevilla and age were the main factor for the re-evaluation.

Among new signings, Chicharito is not the only player to see his market value go down. Chicago Fire signing Robert Beric has seen his market value fall to $3.3 million, and Winston Reid, on loan from West Ham United at Sporting Kansas, saw his market value drop as well (by $1.1 million).

MLS: 25 years, 25 stars

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