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FootballTransfers: the alternative to Transfermarkt
Updated: 6 Aug 2026 12:59 BST |
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Curious about a player's value, when his contract expires, or how many games he played last season? In the FootballTransfers database, you'll find everything in one place. From current transfer values and contract information to Skill, Potential, statistics, and a player's complete transfer history.
FootballTransfers features valuations for more than 240,000 professional footballers from over 250 leagues. The Estimated Transfer Values (ETV) are calculated using a machine learning model trained on approximately 600,000 historical transfers. Furthermore, the values are updated every month.
It is the largest and most accurate database of transfer values in the world.
Search directly for your favorite player
Don't feel like endlessly searching through news reports or squad lists? Then use the player finder from FootballTransfers. Search for Lamine Yamal, Erling Haaland, Frenkie de Jong, Virgil van Dijk, or a talent from the Keuken Kampioen Divisie, for example.
On every player page, you will find much more than just an estimated transfer value.
What you can find on a player profile
| Element | What does it tell us? |
| ETV | The current estimated transfer value of the player |
| ETV range | The margin for error |
| Skill | An indication of the player's current level based on in-game data |
| Potential | The expected maximum level during his career |
| Contract duration | How long the player is contracted to his current club |
| Statistics | Matches, minutes, goals, assists and cards |
| Transfer history | Previous clubs, transfer fees and loan periods |
You can also view similar players. This is useful when you want to know which footballers have roughly the same level, playing style, or potential.
What is the difference between ETV and market value?
Transfermarkt and FootballTransfers do not use the same method. Transfermarkt itself states that a market value is not equivalent to the actual transfer fee paid. The primary goal there is to arrive at an expected value, partly based on market value discussions and assessments.
FootballTransfers uses the Estimated Transfer Value, or ETV for short. This model uses, among other things, age, position, performance, playing time, contract duration, league level, experience, Skill, and Potential.
ETV and traditional market value compared
| Element | ETV Football Transfers | Traditional market value |
| Basic | Data and machine learning | Community, experts and rating |
| Goal | Approaching a realistic transfer fee | Determine an indicative value |
| Importance of contract | Immediately included | Is taken into account in the assessment |
| Updates | Every month | At periodic update intervals |
| Usage | Transfer analysis, scouting and valuation | General reference and comparison |
An ETV is never a guarantee that a club will receive exactly that amount. A buyout clause, bidding war, injury, or expiring contract can significantly influence the final transfer fee. Therefore, view it primarily as a data-driven benchmark.
READ MORE: The world's most valuable players
The current Skill and the future Potential
A high transfer value does not automatically mean that a player already belongs to the absolute world elite. Young players can be worth a lot, especially due to their expected development.
The Skill shows a player's current level. This takes into account factors such as his influence on the team, minutes played, the type of match, and the strength of the opposition. More recent matches carry more weight than older performances.
The Skill score is calculated per match.
Potential looks ahead. The model compares a footballer's development with older players who had a similar level and development path at a comparable age.
These were the five players with the highest ETV on August 6, 2026.
The world's most valuable players (6 August, 2026)
| Player | Club | Skill | Potential | ETV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamine Yamal | FC Barcelona | 88.8 | 100.0 | €171.8M |
| Erling Haaland | Manchester City | 91.4 | 95.8 | €159.3M |
| Michael Olise | Bayern Munich | 91.2 | 98.7 | €155M |
| Jude Bellingham | Real Madrid | 81.2 | 91.9 | €139.5M |
| Pau Cubarsí | FC Barcelona | 79.2 | 100.0 | €136.5M |
Player and league statistics
FootballTransfers is not just a database of transfers and player values. You will also find statistics by player, club, league, and season. Think matches played, minutes, goals, assists, and cards.
View squads, transfers, and expiring contracts
You can also quickly continue your search at the club level. A team page lists the full squad, total ETV, Skill and Potential per position, contract expirations, matches, and the latest transfers.
Looking for the latest deals? Then check out the overview of the latest football transfers. There you can see who is leaving, where a player is going, when the transfer took place, and the transfer fee involved.
And, of course, there is a rumours page, with all the latest gossip from around the globe.
All transfers always within reach
With the FootballTransfers app, you can also follow transfers, rumours, player values, and analyses on your phone. You can receive push notifications for important transfer news and search directly for players or clubs.
Download FootballTransfers for iPhone and iPad or via Google Play.
Everything about transfers in one place
Whether you want to check a player's value, view a club's squad, or look for the latest transfers: FootballTransfers brings together the most important information. Not just a single market value, but specifically the combination of ETV, Skill, Potential, contracts, performance, and statistics.
This way, you get a more complete picture of a player and his potential value on the transfer market.
