
Bukayo Saka
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Bukayo Saka's performance-implied value at EUR 62.0M-96.7M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 71.3M-154.8M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 44.4M-88.7M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.75x the positional average in the league (2226 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.
Bargain Index: 9
What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.
| Performance | Elite | 98.8th pct among ATT peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Neutral | 24.8 years |
| Acquisition cost | Neutral | est. €102M vs market €110M |
| Expected appreciation | Very low | -39% over ~2 years (model) |
| Value gap | Negative | weak predictor on its own |
| Development | Moderate | |
| 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 900 evaluated ATT players with 900+ minutes.
Performance (last season, league)
- Minutes
- 2226 (65% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.57
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.29
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 99 (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)
- 1876
- Opponent strength
- 1572
- Possession, role
- Data unavailable
League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.
Potential
- Development
- Moderate
- Trajectory
- stable
- Breakout probability
- Age > 23
- Resale range (24m)
- €44.4M – €88.7M
Trajectory drivers: team strength up (+62 Elo); relative output down 22% vs positional peers.
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -5% (IQR -13% to +4%).
Risk profile
Overall: Low
- ⓘ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 | Arsenal FC | Premier League | RW | 31 | 2226 | 65% | 7 | 7 | 0.57 | 0.29 | 1572 | 1876 | 1.30 |
| 2024/25 | Arsenal FC | Premier League | RW | 25 | 1736 | 51% | 6 | 11 | 0.88 | 0.41 | 1569 | 1813 | 1.23 |
| 2023/24 | Arsenal FC | Premier League | RW | 35 | 2936 | 86% | 16 | 9 | 0.77 | 0.40 | 1569 | 1794 | 1.14 |
| 2022/23 | Arsenal FC | Premier League | RW | 38 | 3194 | 93% | 14 | 11 | 0.70 | 0.48 | 1561 | 1726 | 1.23 |
| 2021/22 | Arsenal FC | Premier League | RM | 38 | 2994 | 88% | 11 | 7 | 0.54 | 0.36 | 1557 | 1667 | 1.17 |
| 2020/21 | Arsenal FC | Premier League | LM | 32 | 2561 | 75% | 5 | 4 | 0.32 | 0.23 | 1550 | 1688 | 1.19 |
| 2019/20 | Arsenal FC | Premier League | LB | 26 | 1753 | 51% | 1 | 5 | 0.31 | 0.22 | 1600 | 1641 | 1.14 |
| 2018/19 | Arsenal FC | Premier League | LM | 1 | 7 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 1334 | 1733 | 1.22 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Uefa Champions League | Arsenal FC | 10 | 604 | 3 | 2 | 1668 |
| 2025/26 | World Cup | England | 3 | 106 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2025/26 | Fa Cup | Arsenal FC | 2 | 58 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024/25 | Uefa Champions League | Arsenal FC | 9 | 764 | 6 | 2 | 1752 |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Champions League | Arsenal FC | 9 | 725 | 4 | 4 | 1656 |
| 2023/24 | Fa Cup | Arsenal FC | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023/24 | Community Shield | Arsenal FC | 1 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 1920 |
| 2022/23 | Uefa Europa League | Arsenal FC | 8 | 401 | 1 | 0 | 1601 |
| 2022/23 | Fa Cup | Arsenal FC | 2 | 149 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021/22 | Fa Cup | Arsenal FC | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020/21 | Uefa Europa League | Arsenal FC | 9 | 704 | 2 | 5 | 1579 |
| 2020/21 | Fa Cup | Arsenal FC | 2 | 86 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020/21 | Community Shield | Arsenal FC | 1 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 1842 |
| 2019/20 | Uefa Europa League | Arsenal FC | 6 | 545 | 2 | 4 | 1556 |
| 2019/20 | Fa Cup | Arsenal FC | 4 | 271 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2018/19 | Uefa Europa League | Arsenal FC | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1423 |
| 2018/19 | Uefa Europa League | Vorskla Poltava | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1707 |
| 2018/19 | Fa Cup | Blackpool FC | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Foden Premier League · 2023 | 23 | €110M | €100M | flat |
| Gareth Bale Laliga · 2015 | 26 | €80.0M | €80.0M | flat |
| Gabriel Jesus Premier League · 2022 | 25 | €50.0M | €65.0M | rose |
| Diogo Jota Premier League · 2022 | 26 | €60.0M | €50.0M | flat |
| Darwin Núñez Premier League · 2024 | 25 | €70.0M | €20.0M | fell |
| Kingsley Coman Bundesliga · 2021 | 25 | €65.0M | €65.0M | flat |
| Isco Laliga · 2015 | 23 | €45.0M | €40.0M | flat |
| Serge Gnabry Bundesliga · 2019 | 24 | €60.0M | €70.0M | flat |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2019 | Arsenal U23 | Arsenal | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2018 | Arsenal U18 | Arsenal U23 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Arsenal Youth | Arsenal U18 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2008 | Watford Yth. | Arsenal Youth | 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.