- 15 million euros or more… Very high transfer amounts are sometimes mentioned for young talents in Racing.
- But what are the Simakan, Sissoko, Fofana, Caci or Bellegarde really worth? The officers were asked the question.
- Their opinions diverge, but Racing can prepare for large capital gains.
70,000 euros. This is the amount of the allocation that RC Strasbourg could receive in the event of qualification for the knockout stages of the Coupe de France, Saturday against Angoulême. A non-negligible sum but almost derisory compared to what awaits the club during the next mercatos.
Fifteen million euros for Ibrahima Sissoko (22) or Youssouf Fofana (21), at least as much for Mohamed Simakan (19) ... The wildest amounts are mentioned for young Alsatian talents. “We must always be very careful between the figures given by the press and those which correspond to reality, nuances the players' agent Christophe Hutteau. But it is not surprising that these young people have an important rating, given their potential. Clubs will want to invest in them and make them mature for possible much larger resales. It's the current football economy. "
The Aholou example
Racing can talk about it. In January 2017, he had recovered Jean-Eudes Aholou for 500,000 euros before selling him in the summer of 2018 for ... 14 million in Monaco. A record soon broken? "Ludovic Ajorque will leave for more than 15 million, it is a rare commodity with a rare size," says another agent. “For young people, you have to give them time to grow and I don't see Marc Keller [the president] selling them off. He doesn't need it. Its motto is to act efficiently and economically. But for sure, these are potentials. "
Mohamed Simakan presents perhaps the most important. For his first season with the pros, the defender quickly established himself as a titular player. “Its market price, like that of other players, is generally not going down. Playing gives them exposure, ”says Badou Sambague, one of the lawyers who manages his interests. He admits having already had approaches for the native of Marseille but the idea is at least to end the season in Alsace.
Simakan "will not leave below 10 million euros"
Then to go see elsewhere? “We're not there yet. If there are opportunities that suit the club and Mohamed, they will be studied, replies the representative. In my opinion, it will not go below 10 million euros. Players who play at that age in Ligue 1 is quite rare. Leaving for less than that would even be disrespectful for Strasbourg. "
"For him, I don't know yet because it has just exploded but I think that Bellegarde or Fofana will be transferred for more than 15 million", reacts Christophe Hutteau, particularly a fan of the former Lensois, 21, who arrived this summer in the Meinau. "He had other offers with more glitter but he chose Strasbourg not to burn out stages and I find that he crosses the levels", continues the agent.
Anthony Caci (22) also, often aligned in different positions in defense and rarely disappointing. None of the agents contacted spoke of it as a potential significant market value. This will not change anything: the Racing can prepare for some great recipes. "I don't know if the club is seated on a mountain of gold but the foundations are solid and that augurs well for a good tomorrow between assets and increase in TV rights," concludes Christophe Hutteau. The budget could then increase and so could the targets. " That's another story.
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