📊 Market values in Brazil: Kaio Jorge rising, Neymar on the slide | OneFootball

The forward Kaio Jorge was the big highlight of the most recent Brasileirão market value update by the website Transfermarkt.

Top scorer of BR 25 with 15 goals and five assists in 21 games, Cruzeiro’s number 9 was called up but ended up being cut from the Brazilian National Team.

This good run, however, led to an increase in his market value of 10 million euros, reaching the highest level of his career: 17 million euros.

Besides him, other names have increased in value, such as Rayan (Vasco), Martinelli and Hércules (Fluminense).

The list also includes newcomers, such as forward Gui Negão from Corinthians, who appears for the first time on the site valued at 5 million euros.

On the other hand, some players have lost ground. At Flamengo, Nicolás de la Cruz, Michael, Matías Viña, and Pedro suffered significant drops.

Neymar, meanwhile, out of the Brazilian National Team, dropped 1 million euros, now valued at 11 million euros.

Kaio Jorge, 23, was revealed by Santos and sold to Juventus in 2021 for 7 million euros.

After a serious injury and three seasons in Europe, he returned to Brazil in 2024, but only this year has he established himself as a protagonist.

“Kaio Jorge delivered everything that was expected since he emerged at Santos. Injuries got in the way in Europe, but today he shows all his potential,” assessed Marcos Watts, manager of Transfermarkt in Brazil, in an interview with the website.

Top 5 Most Valuable Players of BR 25

Even in decline, Pedro still features in the championship’s top 5.

Most Valuable Players in the Brasileirão*

*according to Transfermarkt

1 - Danilo (Botafogo) – €28m

2 - Yuri Alberto (Corinthians) – €22m

3 - Samuel Lino (Flamengo) – €22m

4 - Vitor Roque (Palmeiras) – €20m

5 - Pedro (Flamengo) – €20m ⬇️

6 - Andreas Pereira (Palmeiras) – €18m

7 - Rayan (Vasco) – €18m ⬆️

8 - Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) – €17m ⬆️

9 - Joaquín Piquerez (Palmeiras) – €15m ⬆️

10 - Facundo Torres (Palmeiras) – €15m ⬆️

11 - Luis Sinisterra (Cruzeiro) – €15m

12 - Arrascaeta (Flamengo) – €15m

13 - Léo Ortiz (Flamengo) – €15m

14 - Martinelli (Fluminense) – €14m ⬆️

15 - Paulinho (Palmeiras) – €14m ⬇️

16 - Rodrigo Garro (Corinthians) – €13m ⬇️

17 - Vitão (Internacional) – €12m

18 - Breno Bidon (Corinthians) – €12m

19 - José Manuel López (Palmeiras) – €12m ⬆️

20 - Ramón Sosa (Palmeiras) – €12m

21 - Maurício (Palmeiras) – €12m

22 - Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras) – €12m

23 - Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) – €12m ⬆️

24 - Nicolás de la Cruz (Flamengo) – €12m ⬇️

25 - Agustín Giay (Palmeiras) – €11m

Curiosities

Neymar an enigma?

At 33, Santos’ number 10 has 20 games, six goals, and three assists in 2025, but still hasn’t convinced since his return to Brazil.

Left out of the National Team by Ancelotti’s “technical decision,” the forward is looking to get back in shape so as not to miss the 2026 World Cup.

“Neymar is an enigma. The signs of age are clear, Santos’ squad doesn’t help, and his inconsistency even puts his presence at the World Cup in doubt,” said Watts.

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