Many German football players "earn their money in Europe's top leagues, and Real Madrid's Mesut Özil leads this list of players with a market value of €40M ($49.3M)," according to Rafael Corradino of GOAL.com. The Bundesliga "consistently gains popularity, the performances of the German national team at int'l tournaments has been convincing and young German players have become a sought-after commodity across the continent." Goal.com took a look at the market value of German football players who earn their living in Europe's top leagues outside of the Bundesliga (GOAL.com, 8/19).
Name |
Club / League |
Market Value |
Mesut Özil |
Real Madrid / La Liga |
€40M ($49.3M) |
Sami Khedira |
Real Madrid / La Liga |
€25M ($31.7M) |
Lukas Podolski |
Arsenal / Premier League |
€20M ($24.7M) |
Per Mertesacker |
Arsenal / Premier League |
€14M ($17.3M) |
Marko Marin |
Chelsea / Premier Legue |
€13M ($16M) |
Robert Huth |
Stoke City / Premier League |
€9M ($11.1M) |
Miroslav Klose |
Lazio / Serie A |
€6M ($7.4M) |
Alexander Merkel |
Genoa / Serie A |
€5M ($6,2M) |
Piotr Trochowski |
Sevilla / La Liga |
€4.5M ($5.6M) |
Sascha Riether |
Fulham / Premier League |
€2.5M ($3.1M) |