Froholdt among top 5 priciest U21s outside Premier League and La Liga | OneFootball

Victor Froholdt continues to establish himself as one of the most highly rated young players in world football. The FC Porto midfielder ranks 5th in the latest study released by the Football Observatory (CIES), which compiles a ranking of the under-21 players with the highest estimated transfer value playing outside the English Premier League and Spain’s La Liga.

According to CIES’s statistical model, the Denmark under-21 international is valued at €78 million, with only Yan Diomandé (RB Leipzig, €125.3m), Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain, €95.5m), Lennart Karl (Bayern Munich, €85m) and Ibrahim Maza (Bayer Leverkusen, €84.3m) ahead of him.

There is, however, one detail that strengthens Froholdt’s position even further. Among the top five in this ranking, only the Porto midfielder and Lennart Karl did not feature at the 2026 World Cup, unlike Diomandé, Zaïre-Emery and Maza, who benefited from the visibility provided by the tournament held in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Froholdt’s presence in the top five confirms the rise in value the Dane has experienced since arriving at the Dragão. Despite not taking part in the World Cup, the midfielder remains among the most valuable under-21 assets outside the two strongest leagues in the world, reinforcing his status as one of the key assets in the squad coached by Francesco Farioli.

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