Taking advantage of drops / injuries #2
Following on from the post earlier this week, plenty of players who could be great value as longer term holds have dropped considerably in price recently as Covid-19 has led to fixtures and EURO 2020 being postponed as well as many traders temporarily withdrawing from Football Index.
Many of these player's prices are likely to bounce back once football returns and so it can be a great time to buy some of these players at lower prices whilst confidence in the market is low.
Below are players who have decreased in price recently and could be of great value at their current prices for the reasons below:
*PB scores are from this season only provided by Index Edge
Rafael Leao
Price: £1.32
Team: AC Milan
Age: 20
Position: Forward
Country: Portugal
Top 5 PB Scores: 179, 138, 96, 82, 67
Pros:
Portugal Youth International
PB Score of 179 without a goal or assists (Very high base PB score for a forward)
Performances have improved this season
8 goals in 24 Ligue 1 appearances last season
AC Milan reportedly interested in hiring Ralf Rangnick as manager who favours playing young players
Dropped 23.2% from his peak price in 2020
Cons:
Lack of game time for AC Milan
Lack of fixtures in the short term
Joan Jordan
Price: £1.26
Team: Sevilla
Age: 25
Position: Midfielder (Center)
Country: Spain
Top 5 PB Scores: 263, 249, 241, 194, 193
Pros:
High PB scores
Europa League
Dropped 21.7% from his peak price in 2020
Cons:
Infrequently plays for a full 90 minutes
Lack of fixtures in the short term
Hakan Calhanoglu
Price: £1.13
Team: AC Milan
Age: 26
Position: Midfielder (Attacking / Winger)
Country: Turkey
Top 5 PB Scores: 250, 229, 198, 167, 145
Pros:
High PB scores
Turkey International
Dropped 21.5% from his peak price in 2020
Cons:
Lack of fixtures in the short term
Merih Demiral
Price: £1.00
Team: Juventus
Age: 22
Position: Defender (Center)
Country: Italy
Top 5 PB Scores: 193, 189, 184, 147, 146
Pros:
Fairly high PB scores
Young
Transfer Speculation
Turkey International
Dropped 21.8% from his peak price in 2020
Cons:
Injured until July 2020 (Though we do not know when Serie A fixtures will resume)
Boubacar Kamara
Price: £1.09
Team: Marseille
Age: 20
Position: Defender (Center Back / Defensive Midfield)
Country: France
Top 5 PB Scores: 234, 190, 184, 144, 140
Pros:
High PB scores
Marseille are having a very strong season - 2nd in Ligue 1
France Youth International
Dropped 14.8% from peak price in 2020
Cons:
Lower price ceiling as a center back / defensive midfielder
Lack of fixtures in the short term
Breel Embolo
Price: £0.97
Team: Borussia Monchengladbach
Age: 23
Position: Forward
Country: Switzerland
Top 5 PB Scores: 217, 141, 98, 92, 88
Pros:
Relatively young
7 goals and 3 assists in 22 games this season
Switzerland International
Dropped 18.4% from peak price in 2020
Cons:
Low PB scores
Lack of fixtures in the short term
Rodrigo Bentancur
Price: £1.21
Team: Juventus
Age: 22
Position: Midfielder (Center)
Country: Uruguay
Top 5 PB Scores: 223, 199, 159, 156, 151
Pros:
Champions League
Strong at providing assists
PB scores have improved this season
Young
Dropped 23.8% from peak price in 2020
Cons:
Lack of fixtures in the short term
Ludovic Blas
Price: £0.76
Team: Nantes
Age: 22
Position: Midfielder (Center)
Country: France
Top 5 PB Scores: 196, 193, 140, 136, 133
Pros:
Fairly high PB scores
Young
Performances improved throughout the season
Dropped 33.9% from peak price in 2020
Cons:
Lack of fixtures in the short term