Phil Foden

26 yrs · Attacking midfielder (also CM, LM, LW, RW, ST) · England
Manchester City · Premier League · Foot: left · Height: 171 cm
Risk: LowConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2027
Market value
€70.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€26.7M – €69.5M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€60.7M – €81.6M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€27.5M – €65.3M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€8.9M – €54.9M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.

Estimated acquisition€26.7M – €69.5M
Model value (performance-implied)€60.7M – €81.6M
Projected value (24 months)€27.5M – €65.3M
Dashed line: current market value (€70.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Phil Foden's performance-implied value at EUR 60.7M-81.6M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 26.7M-69.5M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 27.5M-65.3M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.84x the positional average in the league (2085 minutes, league coefficient 1.30). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Acquisition note: Final year of contract: selling club's leverage is reduced.

Bargain Index: 78

What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.

PerformanceElite99.5th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral26.1 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €35.5M vs market €70.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-33% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery largeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 1.3
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskLow
Data confidenceMedium

Bargain Index = percentile (among all evaluated players) of expected 2-year value relative to estimated cost. See methodology and backtests.

Market value history

Market value ≠ transfer fee ≠ acquisition cost.

Highest recorded: €150M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2085 (61% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.52
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.34
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
100 (Elite)

Adjusted = shrunk toward positional baseline for small samples, corrected for team dominance over opponents, expressed relative to positional peers in the same league.

Context

League strength
1.30 (rank 1)
Team strength (Elo)
1809
Opponent strength
1585
Possession, role
Data unavailable

League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.

Potential

Development
Low
Trajectory
improving
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€27.5M – €65.3M

Trajectory drivers: team strength up (+60 Elo).

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -13% (IQR -39% to +2%).

Risk profile

Overall: Low

  • ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
  • ⓘInjury history unavailable from current data source.

League translation

What happened to players who moved from this league to the big-five leagues (observed, not a forecast).

Already playing in a big-five league.

Output is relative to positional peers in each league. Movers are a selected group (clubs buy players who fit), so treat this as context, not a guarantee.

Season-by-season (domestic league)

Context-adjusted values are model outputs.

SeasonClubLeaguePosAppsMinMin shareGAG+A/90Adj. G+A/90Opp. EloTeam EloLeague str.
2025/26Manchester CityPremier LeagueAM33208561%750.520.34158518091.30
2024/25Manchester CityPremier LeagueAM28178152%720.450.26157317491.23
2023/24Manchester CityPremier LeagueRW35287184%1980.850.36157418931.14
2022/23Manchester CityPremier LeagueLW32184254%1150.780.34153619151.23
2021/22Manchester CityPremier LeagueST28213462%950.590.34156118661.17
2020/21Manchester CityPremier LeagueLM28161447%950.780.31154318831.19
2019/20Manchester CityPremier LeagueCM2389326%520.710.28157618481.14
2018/19Manchester CityPremier LeagueCM1332910%100.270.11151819241.22
2017/18Manchester CityPremier LeagueCM5441%012.050.17152718311.15

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Champions LeagueManchester City7508211629
2025/26Fa CupManchester City415300—
2024/25Uefa Champions LeagueManchester City9688321663
2024/25Fa CupManchester City622802—
2023/24Uefa Champions LeagueManchester City8684531674
2023/24Fa CupManchester City543621—
2023/24Uefa Super CupManchester City190001568
2023/24Community ShieldManchester City132001726
2022/23Uefa Champions LeagueManchester City8380111627
2022/23Fa CupManchester City529932—
2022/23Community ShieldManchester City132001881
2021/22Uefa Champions LeagueManchester City11658321700
2021/22Fa CupManchester City428412—
2020/21Uefa Champions LeagueManchester City131066331636
2020/21Fa CupManchester City533620—
2019/20Uefa Champions LeagueManchester City5254221639
2019/20Fa CupManchester City423013—
2019/20Community ShieldManchester City11001928
2018/19Fa CupManchester City319530—
2018/19Uefa Champions LeagueManchester City4119101563
2018/19Community ShieldManchester City175011667
2017/18Uefa Champions LeagueManchester City3194001607

Small continental samples are shown for context only and are not over-weighted.

Historical comparables

Most similar profiles 2+ years ago (same position group) and what happened next. Chosen by similarity only — failures included.

Player (then)AgeValue then~2y laterOutcome
Fabinho
Premier League · 2020
27€56.0M€60.0Mflat
Bernardo Silva
Premier League · 2021
27€70.0M€80.0Mflat
Mesut Özil
Premier League · 2014
26€50.0M€50.0Mflat
Thomas Partey
Laliga · 2020
27€40.0M€38.0Mflat
Jesse Lingard
Premier League · 2018
26€35.0M€17.5Mfell
Isco
Laliga · 2018
26€75.0M€40.0Mfell
Leon Goretzka
Bundesliga · 2021
26€70.0M€45.0Mfell
İlkay Gündoğan
Premier League · 2019
29€50.0M€40.0Mfell

Transfer history

Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2017Man City U18Man CityUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2016Man City YouthMan City U18UnknownData unavailable

MoneyballAI identifies statistical opportunities from available data. A player flagged as a potential bargain is not guaranteed to succeed, to transfer, to rise in value, or to generate resale profit. Market values, fees and contracts come from third-party sources; ranges are model estimates with stated confidence.