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Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) claimed the best-value forward award with an 8.21 rating at €65M. Daniel Heuer Fernandes took the best-value goalkeeper honour, preventing 6.1 goals. FC Bayern München led all clubs in team VPI with a score of 25, amassing 89 points from a €934M squad.
The Bundesliga's combined squad value stands at €4.05B across 18 clubs in the 25/26 season, ranking 4th among Europe's big five leagues. The Premier League leads by a wide margin at €11.95B, followed by La Liga (€5.06B) and Serie A (€4.66B). Bundesliga edges out Ligue 1 (€3.23B), with an average of €225M per team.
1. FC Heidenheim has suffered a dramatic three-season fall in the Bundesliga, dropping 9 places from 8th in 23/24 to 16th in 24/25 and 17th in 25/26. The club now sits deep in the relegation zone after what began as a promising mid-table finish in their top-flight campaign.
Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund, €48M) posted a 6.63 average rating across 29 appearances this season, the lowest among Bundesliga's 10 most expensive players. At the team level, VfL Wolfsburg recorded a VPI of -30 despite a €215M squad, finishing the campaign with 29 points in 16th place — the widest gap between squad value and performance in the league.
This week's Bundesliga Moneyball XI delivers world-class quality at a combined squad value of just €124M, averaging a 7.46 rating across all eleven positions. Harry Kane leads the attack with an 8.21 rating, while Aleix García and Nadiem Amiri dominate midfield with 7.80 and 7.79 respectively. Proof that elite performance doesn't always come with an elite price tag.
Matchday 29 of the Bundesliga 25/26 season delivered 29 goals across 11 matches, headlined by FC Bayern München's stunning 0-5 win over FC St. Pauli. VfB Stuttgart's Maximilian Mittelstädt earned a perfect rating of 10, a standout return from a player valued at €22M. In the value story of the round, 1. FC Köln (€52M) knocked over SV Werder Bremen (€105M) with a convincing 3-1 victory.
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