Gabby Agbonlahor asked his 'true' transfer value in today's market, he's now INCREASED his price tag
Aston Villa legend Gabby Agbonlahor has revealed what he believes to be his ‘true’ transfer value in today’s market after previously suggesting he would be worth around £35m.
Agbonlahor, who retired from football in 2019 at the age of 32, scored 86 times and registered 60 assists in 391 appearances for boyhood club Villa.
The 36-year-old footballer-turned-pundit was also capped three times for England, with Agbonlahor playing against the likes of Germany, Spain and Belarus.
Transfermarkt valued a 23-year-old Agbonlahor at around £14.8m in 2010, which the website believed to be his peak transfer market value.
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However, Agbonlahor previously suggested that he would be worth around £35m in today’s market, which prompted a mixed reception from fans over his price tag.
When asked his value in 2021 at the ‘peak of his powers,’ he told talkSPORT: “No, 10 times more than [Jamie] O’Hara, so I reckon he would be like £3.5m. So maybe £35m [for myself]?”
Speaking to SPORTbible in an exclusive interview, Agbonlahor was asked about his £35m valuation and he admitted that it was “me having a bit of banter” on talkSPORT.
But the Villa hero believed that he would “definitely” command a hefty £50m transfer value in today’s market thanks to his key attributes and the fact he represented England.
When asked about his transfer value now, Agbonlahor told SPORTbible: “Yeah, that [£35m price tag] was me having a bit of banter.
“If I’m honest, and I feel like peak Gaby, now, I would say probably £50m only because I was [an] England international, play for my country -- which helps, you know, if you play for England [it] helps -- I was so quick.
“And if you look at players now, teams are dying for players that are quick. You know, you look at [Mykhailo] Mudryk, like Chelsea and Arsenal were going for him because of his pace. Right, he hasn’t been emphatic at Shakhtar [Donetsk].
“So, I think now in this market, I would say yeah, I’d say in my prime, I would say yeah, probably £50m.
“Definitely not 35; 35 is like nothing now, is it? It’s peanuts, I would say definitely [a] £50m player now. It was me having a bit of banter and trying to be a bit modest.
“But if I’m being serious, I feel like peak Gabby, the goals I scored at the Emirates and against Manchester United away and I’ll say my all-round game.
“I think £50m and then I probably would have kicked on by being in a better team and being [in with] a better coach or whatever. So, I think that’s a fair amount.”
The talkSPORT pundit added: “And there’s one I feel like me, you look at [Gabriel] Martinelli, you know, I mean, like, pace kills now.
“You look at [Sadio] Mane, you look at [Luis] Diaz. Like, the top teams now they want their wingers to be rapid, you know, and if there’s not them rapid players out there, most teams struggle.
“So, I think that I would have definitely been about £50m, 100 per cent.”
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Topics: Gabriel Agbonlahor, Spotlight, Football, Aston Villa, Premier League, England
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