Lucas Beltrán

25 yrs · Striker (also AM) · Argentina
Club Atlético River Plate · Torneo Apertura · Foot: right · Height: 176 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: ModerateContract: until 30 Jun 2027
Market value
€8.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€3.5M – €8.8M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€4.8M – €16.4M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€3.0M – €10.2M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€3.9M – €13.0M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€3.5M – €8.8M
Model value (performance-implied)€4.8M – €16.4M
Projected value (24 months)€3.0M – €10.2M
Dashed line: current market value (€8.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Lucas Beltrán's performance-implied value at EUR 4.8M-16.4M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 3.5M-8.8M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 3.0M-10.2M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.62x the positional average in the league (1366 minutes, league coefficient 0.95). 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: 76

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

PerformanceAbove average69.6th pct among ATT peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral25.3 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €4.6M vs market €8.0M
Expected appreciationLow-25% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapLargeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentModerate
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.95
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskHigh
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: €18.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 900 evaluated ATT players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1366 (40% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.20
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.32
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
70 (Above average)

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
0.95 (rank 17)
Team strength (Elo)
1497
Opponent strength
1474
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
Moderate
Trajectory
declining
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€3.0M – €10.2M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 17 pts; changed club; team strength down (-83 Elo); role change AM -> ST; relative output down 35% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -55% (IQR -71% to -30%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ⚠Limited sample: 1366 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
  • ⚠Projection range wider than for most evaluated players.
  • ⚠Played under 40% of available league minutes (injury data unavailable, cause unknown).
  • ⚠Declining trajectory versus previous season.
  • ⓘ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.
2025/26Valencia CFLaligaST27136640%120.200.32147414960.95
2024/25ACF FiorentinaSerie AAM33195857%550.460.38147015800.99
2023/24ACF FiorentinaSerie AST32169450%630.480.47148815830.98

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Copa Del ReyValencia CF323820—
2024/25Italy CupACF Fiorentina17500—
2024/25Uefa Conference League QualifyingACF Fiorentina145001414
2023/24Italy CupACF Fiorentina426900—
2023/24Supercoppa ItalianaACF Fiorentina190001630
2023/24Uefa Conference League QualifyingACF Fiorentina240001468

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
Krépin Diatta
Ligue 1 · 2024
25€12.0M€6.0Mfell
Maicón
Premier Liga · 2015
25€4.0M€2.7Mfell
Hugo Duro
Laliga · 2023
24€4.0M€14.0Mrose
Davie Selke
Bundesliga · 2020
25€8.0M€1.8Mfell
Jonathan Ikoné
Serie A · 2024
26€10.0M€4.0Mfell
Jérémie Boga
Serie A · 2022
25€19.0M€15.0Mfell
Jefferson Montero
Premier League · 2016
27€5.5M€1.5Mfell
Emmanuel Rivière
Premier League · 2015
25€5.0M€1.5Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
30 Jun 2026ValenciaFiorentinaFree / loan€8.0M
1 Sept 2025FiorentinaValenciaFree / loan€18.0M
14 Aug 2023River PlateFiorentina€19.7M€12.0M
27 Jun 2022ColonRiver PlateFree / loan€1.5M
15 Jul 2021River PlateColonFree / loan€500k
1 Jul 2021River Plate IIRiver PlateUnknown€500k
1 Jan 2018River Plate U20River Plate IIUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2016Instituto U19River Plate U20UnknownData 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.