How Colombia call-ups and Vasco form tripled Andrés Gómez’s value | OneFootball

Andrés Gómez will again represent Colombia on Saturday at 22:00 Brasília time, when they meet Mexico in a friendly in Baltimore, United States. His rise at Vasco and regular call-ups have driven a sharp increase in his market valuation.

A study by the CIES Football Observatory places Andrés Gómez among the most valuable players in Brazilian football, ranked 10th at €24.5m, R$ 144.8m.

In January, Vasco exercised their option and bought 60% of his economic rights for just over €4.5m. On that basis, 100% would have been a little above €7.5m, so the CIES figure represents more than triple the club’s investment.

Gómez arrived at São Januário in August last year targeting a regular Colombia role after losing ground at Rennes. He regained prominence at Vasco, returned to the national-team radar and fulfilled his ambition of playing at this year’s World Cup.

At the tournament he featured once, coming on in the second half of the group match against Uzbekistan. After the World Cup he returned established among Néstor Lorenzo’s options and remains part of plans to refresh the squad for the next cycle.

A key figure for Pedro Emanuel, he leads many of Vasco’s attacking metrics. He is the club’s joint top scorer with Thiago Mendes on eight goals, has taken the most shots this year and tops the squad for successful dribbles in the Brasileiro with 26.

Source: Globo.com

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