
Phil Foden
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
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.
| Performance | Elite | 99.5th pct among MID peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Neutral | 26.1 years |
| Acquisition cost | Very favorable | est. €35.5M vs market €70.0M |
| Expected appreciation | Very low | -33% over ~2 years (model) |
| Value gap | Very large | weak predictor on its own |
| Development | Low | |
| League translation | Big-five league | league coefficient 1.3 |
| Tactical fit | Not evaluated | Requires event/role data not available from the current free source. |
| Risk | Low | |
| Data confidence | Medium |
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.
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.
| Season | Club | League | Pos | Apps | Min | Min share | G | A | G+A/90 | Adj. G+A/90 | Opp. Elo | Team Elo | League str. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Manchester City | Premier League | AM | 33 | 2085 | 61% | 7 | 5 | 0.52 | 0.34 | 1585 | 1809 | 1.30 |
| 2024/25 | Manchester City | Premier League | AM | 28 | 1781 | 52% | 7 | 2 | 0.45 | 0.26 | 1573 | 1749 | 1.23 |
| 2023/24 | Manchester City | Premier League | RW | 35 | 2871 | 84% | 19 | 8 | 0.85 | 0.36 | 1574 | 1893 | 1.14 |
| 2022/23 | Manchester City | Premier League | LW | 32 | 1842 | 54% | 11 | 5 | 0.78 | 0.34 | 1536 | 1915 | 1.23 |
| 2021/22 | Manchester City | Premier League | ST | 28 | 2134 | 62% | 9 | 5 | 0.59 | 0.34 | 1561 | 1866 | 1.17 |
| 2020/21 | Manchester City | Premier League | LM | 28 | 1614 | 47% | 9 | 5 | 0.78 | 0.31 | 1543 | 1883 | 1.19 |
| 2019/20 | Manchester City | Premier League | CM | 23 | 893 | 26% | 5 | 2 | 0.71 | 0.28 | 1576 | 1848 | 1.14 |
| 2018/19 | Manchester City | Premier League | CM | 13 | 329 | 10% | 1 | 0 | 0.27 | 0.11 | 1518 | 1924 | 1.22 |
| 2017/18 | Manchester City | Premier League | CM | 5 | 44 | 1% | 0 | 1 | 2.05 | 0.17 | 1527 | 1831 | 1.15 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Uefa Champions League | Manchester City | 7 | 508 | 2 | 1 | 1629 |
| 2025/26 | Fa Cup | Manchester City | 4 | 153 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024/25 | Uefa Champions League | Manchester City | 9 | 688 | 3 | 2 | 1663 |
| 2024/25 | Fa Cup | Manchester City | 6 | 228 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Champions League | Manchester City | 8 | 684 | 5 | 3 | 1674 |
| 2023/24 | Fa Cup | Manchester City | 5 | 436 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Super Cup | Manchester City | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1568 |
| 2023/24 | Community Shield | Manchester City | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1726 |
| 2022/23 | Uefa Champions League | Manchester City | 8 | 380 | 1 | 1 | 1627 |
| 2022/23 | Fa Cup | Manchester City | 5 | 299 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 2022/23 | Community Shield | Manchester City | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1881 |
| 2021/22 | Uefa Champions League | Manchester City | 11 | 658 | 3 | 2 | 1700 |
| 2021/22 | Fa Cup | Manchester City | 4 | 284 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2020/21 | Uefa Champions League | Manchester City | 13 | 1066 | 3 | 3 | 1636 |
| 2020/21 | Fa Cup | Manchester City | 5 | 336 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2019/20 | Uefa Champions League | Manchester City | 5 | 254 | 2 | 2 | 1639 |
| 2019/20 | Fa Cup | Manchester City | 4 | 230 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 2019/20 | Community Shield | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1928 |
| 2018/19 | Fa Cup | Manchester City | 3 | 195 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2018/19 | Uefa Champions League | Manchester City | 4 | 119 | 1 | 0 | 1563 |
| 2018/19 | Community Shield | Manchester City | 1 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 1667 |
| 2017/18 | Uefa Champions League | Manchester City | 3 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 1607 |
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) | Age | Value then | ~2y later | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabinho Premier League · 2020 | 27 | €56.0M | €60.0M | flat |
| Bernardo Silva Premier League · 2021 | 27 | €70.0M | €80.0M | flat |
| Mesut Özil Premier League · 2014 | 26 | €50.0M | €50.0M | flat |
| Thomas Partey Laliga · 2020 | 27 | €40.0M | €38.0M | flat |
| Jesse Lingard Premier League · 2018 | 26 | €35.0M | €17.5M | fell |
| Isco Laliga · 2018 | 26 | €75.0M | €40.0M | fell |
| Leon Goretzka Bundesliga · 2021 | 26 | €70.0M | €45.0M | fell |
| İlkay Gündoğan Premier League · 2019 | 29 | €50.0M | €40.0M | fell |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2017 | Man City U18 | Man City | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2016 | Man City Youth | Man City U18 | Unknown | Data 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.