Warren Zaire-Emery, the earthquake

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By: Manu Tournoux

Author of a fantastic start to the season, to the point of being called up to the French team, Warren Zaire-Emery has seen his market value explode.

Warren Zaire-Emery will remember his first selection against the France team. Started by Didier Deschamps against Gibraltar, which made him the youngest player for the Blues in over a century, the Montreuil native only needed a quarter of an hour to score his first goal. under the rooster jersey and set a new precocious record, that of the youngest scorer in the history of the French team.

Unfortunately, during the action, the PSG midfielder suffered a nasty ankle injury and had to leave prematurely. Seriously injured, WZE saw 2023 come to an abrupt end, with his return not expected before January 2024. A setback for the young player, who had become an indisputable starter at PSG and entered a new dimension. Fifth in the Golden Boy election, won by Jude Bellingham, three years his senior, the French prodigy saw his market value soar.

According to the specialized site Transfermarkt, it would be estimated at 50 million euros, the International Center for Sports Studies (CIES) citing an amount of 60 million euros, which would already make him the player under 18 with the most expensive at the moment, tied with Lamine Yamal, the latest nugget of FC Barcelona. But by all accounts, Warren Zaire-Emery is worth much more than these 50 million euros. The French midfielder is certainly only under contract until June 2025, but his extension with the Rouge et Bleu is already in place.

“He has all the criteria to make him a standout. At less than €100 million, there is not the beginning of a discussion,” an agent recently told The Teama former sports director adding: “ Today, determining the value of this type of profile is very complicated because it is not done here at the coffee machine but it is the market which will do it between a buyer and seller. Based on this principle, and while we know that Paris, even at €200 million, will not sell it, because beyond its sporting value, symbolically, it is impossible, Zaire-Emery will not sell it. priceless. »

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