Two Portuguese players are making waves in the football transfer market.
João Neves and Renato Veiga are the only Portuguese players in the top 20 for potential return on investment.
The CIES Football Observatory studied players signed in the last two transfer windows.
Top Players
João Neves, a 20-year-old midfielder, was signed by PSG from Benfica for €60 million last summer.
His current market value is €110.4 million, a gain of €40.4 million.
He’s seventh on the CIES list, behind players like Kylian Mbappé and Michael Olise.
Renato Veiga is 11th on the list.
The Chelsea-loaned Juventus player has a market value of €43.9 million and a potential return of €35.2 million.
Other Notable Players
Other players from the Portuguese league are also on the list.
- Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) is 14th with a market value of €44.1 million.
- Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) is 18th, valued at €52.2 million.
- Samu (FC Porto) is 23rd, with a market value of €70.9 million.
- Kerem Akturkoglu is 24th.
- Zeno Debast (Sporting CP) is 25th, valued at €46.8 million.
- Maxi Araújo and Leandro Barreiro are also on the list.
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* @CIES_Football value ➖ fee paid
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