Market Value of Ghanaian Players Abroad

A research done by Ghanaweb reveals the estimated market value of some of the Ghanaians players in Europe. Despite Stephen Appiah’s successful stint at Juventus, Michael Essien remains the most expensive Ghanaian soccer player in Europe, with an estimated market value of €12 million. This all could change if Juventus wins the Italian league or makes it to the finals of the European champions league.

We present below the market value of Ghanaians players in Europe. The transfer window opened on 1 January and European clubs have until the end of the month to make any new signings.

Name	Club	Market value (million €)
Micka?l Essien	Olympique Lyonnais	12
Stephen Appiah	Juventus Turin	10
Samuel Osei Kuffour	FC Bayern M?nchen	8.5
Otto Addo	Borussia Dortmund	3
Matthew Amoah	Vitesse Arnheim	3
Alex Nyarko	Everton	3
John Mensah	Chievo	2.5
Augustine Ahinful	Trabzonspor	2.5
Charles Amoah	SV Salzburg	2.2
Abubakari Yakubu	Ajax	1.5
Samuel Johnson	Gaziantepspor	1.5
Charles Akonnor	VfL Wolfsburg	1

Under 1 Million

Hans Sarpei (VfL Wolfsburg) 900,000

Christian Gyan (Feyenoord Rotterdam) 850,000

George Blay (AA La Louviere) 750,000

Isaac Boakye (Arminia Bielefeld) 750,000

Kofi Amponsah (AEK Athen) 500,000

Eric Addo (Roda JC Kerkrade) 500,000

Alex Tachie-Mensah (FC St. Gallen) 300,000

Anthony Obodai (Ajax) 100,000

Most Expensive Ghanaian Transfers

Player's Name	Pos.	From Club	To Club	Fee	Year
Alex Nyarko	CM	Lens (Fra)	Everton (Eng)	?4.5m	2000
Eric Addo	DF	Club Brugge (Bel)	PSV (Ned)	?3.75m	1999
Mickael Essien	DM	Bastia (Fra)	Lyon (Fra)	?3.46m	2003
Stephen Appiah	CM	Parma (Ita)	Juventus (Ita)	?1.39m	2003