Arda Güler

21 yrs · Attacking midfielder (also RW) · Türkiye
Real Madrid · Laliga · Foot: left · Height: 175 cm
Risk: LowConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: HighContract: until 30 Jun 2029
Market value
€90.0M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€67.1M – €122M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€37.9M – €80.9M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€56.1M – €120M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€84.4M – €13.8M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€67.1M – €122M
Model value (performance-implied)€37.9M – €80.9M
Projected value (24 months)€56.1M – €120M
Dashed line: current market value (€90.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Arda Güler's performance-implied value at EUR 37.9M-80.9M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 67.1M-122.3M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 56.1M-119.5M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.93x the positional average in the league (2027 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.

Bargain Index: 22

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

PerformanceElite95th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeFavorable21.3 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €92.3M vs market €90.0M
Expected appreciationLow-19% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapNegativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentHighbreakout probability 5%
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.95
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: €90.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2027 (59% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.58
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.38
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
95 (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
0.95 (rank 2)
Team strength (Elo)
1745
Opponent strength
1469
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
High
Trajectory
improving
Breakout probability
5%
Resale range (24m)
€56.1M – €120M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share up 23 pts; role change RW -> AM; relative output up 40% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change +17% (IQR -14% to +32%).

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.

SeasonClubLeaguePosAppsMinMin shareGAG+A/90Adj. G+A/90Opp. EloTeam EloLeague str.
2025/26Real MadridLaligaAM33202759%490.580.37146917450.95
2024/25Real MadridLaligaRW28124937%350.580.29147217640.95
2023/24Real MadridLaligaRW1037311%601.450.39145818671.00
2022/23FenerbahceSuper LigRW2090528%440.800.43128015160.50
2021/22FenerbahceSuper LigAM122868%331.890.57122314220.42

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Champions LeagueReal Madrid141030241662
2025/26World CupTurkiye327010—
2025/26Copa Del ReyReal Madrid216701—
2025/26SupercopaReal Madrid231001776
2024/25Copa Del ReyReal Madrid638024—
2024/25Uefa Champions LeagueReal Madrid7142001668
2024/25Uefa Super CupReal Madrid12001709
2023/24Copa Del ReyReal Madrid15900—
2023/24SupercopaReal Madrid18001685
2022/23Uefa Europa LeagueFenerbahce6234111506
2022/23Uefa Europa League QualifyingFenerbahce3106001292
2022/23Uefa Champions League QualifyingFenerbahce118001532
2021/22Uefa Europa League QualifyingFenerbahce241001371

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
Pedri
Laliga · 2023
21€100M€140Mrose
Jamal Musiala
Bundesliga · 2023
20€110M€140Mrose
Florian Wirtz
Bundesliga · 2024
21€130M€100Mfell
Nuno Mendes
Ligue 1 · 2023
21€65.0M€70.0Mflat
Marco Verratti
Ligue 1 · 2017
25€45.0M€75.0Mrose
Federico Valverde
Laliga · 2020
22€54.0M€70.0Mrose
Jack Wilshere
Premier League · 2014
22€33.0M€23.0Mfell
Dani Olmo
Bundesliga · 2021
23€45.0M€40.0Mflat

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
6 Jul 2023FenerbahçeReal Madrid€28.0M€15.0M
13 Jul 2021Fenerbahce U19FenerbahçeUnknown€100k
13 Jan 2021Fenerbahce U16Fenerbahce U19UnknownData unavailable
6 Jan 2020Fenerbahce Yth.Fenerbahce U16UnknownData unavailable
20 Feb 2019G.Birligi YthFenerbahce Yth.€2.5MData 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.