{"id":5444,"date":"2020-12-29T08:00:41","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T08:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.safebettingsites.com\/?p=5444"},"modified":"2022-03-31T09:24:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T09:24:22","slug":"five-most-expensive-brazilian-football-players-hit-456-5m-in-market-value-a-66m-drop-in-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.safebettingsites.com\/2020\/12\/28\/five-most-expensive-brazilian-football-players-hit-4565m-in-market-value-a-66m-drop-in-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Most Expensive Brazilian Football Players hit $456.5M in Market Value, a $66M Drop in a Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the last two decades, football became a massive recession-proof industry that generated billions of dollars in profit for the most successful teams. However, the COVID-19 changed that, cutting down clubs’ earnings and causing a huge hit on football players’ market value.<\/p>\n

According to data presented by Safe Betting Sites<\/a>, the combined market value of Neymar, Allison, Roberto Firmino, Marquinhos, and Casemiro, as the five most expensive Brazilian football players, hit $465.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, a $66 million drop since the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n

Neymar’s Market Value Plunged by $35.2M in 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n

As one of the most popular football<\/a> players globally, Neymar witnessed a colossal market value drop this year. The famous left-winger was valued at $198 million in June 2019, revealed the TransferMarkt data. This figure dropped to $176 million by December last year, a $22 million plunge in two months.<\/p>\n

The downsizing trend continued in 2020, with Neymar’s valuation falling to $140.8 million in October, a $35.2 million decrease amid the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n