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#4 Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) - ↓€50M
Market value at the start of 2020: €160M.
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Market value at the end of 2020: €110M.
Decrease: ↓€50M.
Raheem Sterling began the year with an estimated market value of €160M but endured a relatively quiet year by his usual standards.
In 2020, the 26-year-old played 46 matches in all competitions for Manchester City, scoring 17 goals and assisting 12.
While those aren't necessarily bad numbers, they aren't as good as are expected from the England international. For context, Sterling has scored more than 23 goals in each of his last three seasons at City.
Another factor that possibly contributed to the decrease in his market value is the fact that his contract was last extended in 2018 and expires in June 2023.
Despite a decrease of €50M, Sterling's market value is still more than €100M.
#3 Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) - ↓€52M
Market value at the start of 2020: €90M.
Market value at the end of 2020: €38M.
Decrease: ↓€52M.
Dele Alli has visibly been declining since 2018. Since the 2018-19 season, the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder has failed to hit double figures for goals or assists in a single season.
Jose Mourinho was named the club's manager towards the end of 2019, and he persisted with Dele Alli in the second half of the season until the 24-year-old sustained injuries and began to fall out of favour with the manager.
Since the start of 2020, the English midfielder has appeared in 30 matches across all competitions for Spurs, scoring just four goals and assisting three. Notably, out of the 30 matches, he only played eight full matches.
In the ongoing 2020-21 season, Dele Alli has not played a single full match in any competition. Naturally, his market value has slipped tremendously.
#2 Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan) - ↓€55M
Market value at the start of 2020: €90M.
Market value at the end of 2020: €35M.
Decrease: ↓€55M.
Christian Eriksen started the year with a move from Tottenham Hotspur to Inter Milan on a four-and-a-half-year contract.
Unfortunately, he hasn't been able to find his feet at the Italian club, and it was recently confirmed that he has already been placed on the transfer list for 2021.
His troubled time at Inter has seen him make 39 appearances for the club, scoring just four goals and assisting three.
In 2020, the 28-year-old played 45 matches, scoring four goals and assisting three (he played six matches for Spurs in January 2020, failing to score or assist any) - figures that are frankly underwhelming for a player of his stature and his ability.
His market value reflects the situation astutely, as it decreased by €55M over the course of 2020.
#1 Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) - ↓€60M
Market value at the start of 2020: €120M.
Market value at the end of 2020: €60M.
Decrease: ↓€60M.
Eden Hazard completed his dream move to Real Madrid in June 2019 for a reported fee of €146.1M (including potential add-ons) ahead of the 2019-20 season.
Hazard's dream had come true, but it soon turned sour, as he suffered an injury in late November that kept him out until February 2020. At the end of 2019, his market value was estimated to be €120M.
Since returning in February 2020, the 30-year-old has continually been hindered by various injuries and ailments.
In 2020, he played only 14 matches in all competitions, scoring two goals and assisting three. To make matters worse, none of those 14 games saw him featuring for the entirety of the match.
By the end of 2020, Hazard's market value fell to €60M - half of what it was when the year began.
