Analysis of Benfica Individual Player Transfer Market Valuations

Key Soccerlytics Insights:

• Benfica has a total transfer market valuation (TMV) of 190.7M Euros and an average player value (APV) of 7.33M Euros
• Pictured above, Ezequiel Garay (20M Euros), Nicolas Gaitan (18M Euros) and Eduardo Salvio (17M Euros) are Benfica's three most valuable assets (in terms of player transfer market value)
• Garay, who formerly played for Real Madrid and has been linked with Manchester United, has a valuation of 20M Euros, which is 173% higher than Benfica's APV (See APV chart below)
• Enzo Perez saw the highest TMV increase among current Benfica players
• Perez' (28 year old Argentine International midfielder) transfer market value increased 144.4% from 4.5M Euros to 11M Euros in 2013
• Garay's (27 year old Argentine defender) TMV increased 42.9% from 14M to 20M Euros in 2013
• Salvio's (23 year old Argentine winger) TMV increased 47.8% from 11.5M to 17M Euros in 2013
• 30 year old Paraguayan striker Oscar Cardozo (14M Euros) is Benfica's most valuable striker
• 23 year old Argentine striker Funes Mori (2M Euros) has one of the lowest TMV indices in the team, but has tremendous upside potential for the future
• 35 year old Portuguese Goalkeeper is valued at 0.7M Euros, which is 90% below the AP of the squad

Benfica Transfer Market Value Index Chart as of 4/7/2014 (Market Value data from Transfermarkt.com