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Alexander Isak’s transfer value soars but Newcastle United left with regret as £20m star’s price plummets

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Newcastle United’s squad value has changed a lot over the past season but not everyone has increased like Alexander Isak.

A sensational season is reaching its ultimate conclusion but Newcastle United’s battle for a Champions League place will go down to the final day.

Eddie Howe’s side slipped to a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday, allowing the chance to qualify for Europe’s top competition and move into second in the Premier League table slip through their fingers.

Yet, the season can still end with another party if they beat Everton at St. James’ Park in their final fixture.

Add the Carabao Cup triumph on top and this has been Newcastle’s best season in decades, with several stars worthy of being named the Player of the Season, like Alexander Isak, Jacob Murphy and Dan Burn.

As a result, several members of the squad have seen their transfer value skyrocket over the past 12 months, though some unfortunate ones have gone in the opposite direction.

Newcastle United players at full-time after the victory over Chelsea.
Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images

How Newcastle United transfer market squad value has changed this season

Transfermarkt utilises data to approximate the transfer market value of nearly every footballer in the game.

Here is how each Newcastle player’s price tag changed from the 2023-24 season to how much they’re valued at now.

Player2023-24 value2024-25 valueDifference
Martin Dubravka£850,000£850,000£0
Kieran Trippier£8.4m£4.2m-£4.2m
Sven Botman£37.8m£37.8m£0
Fabian Schar£8.4m£7.6m-£1.2m
Jamaal Lascelles£5.8,£5m-£800,000
Joelinton£33.6m£33.6m£0
Sandro Tonali£31.9m£37.8m+5.9m
Callum Wilson£10.9m£9.2m-£1.7m
Anthony Gordon£50.4m£54.6m+£4.2m
Harvey Barnes£29.4m£25.2m-£4.2m
Jamal Lewis£3.4m£2.5m£900,000
Matt Targett£8.4m£6.7m-£1.7m
Alexander Isak£63m£84m£21m
Emil Krafth£2.1m£2.1m£0
William Osula£2.5m£5.8m+£3.3m
Odysseas Vlachodimos£8.4m£5.8m-£2.6m
Lewis Hall£15.1m£25.2m+£10.1m
Tino Livramento£29.4m£29.4m£0
Nick Pope£13.4m£8.4m-£5m
Jacob Murphy£12.6m£13.4m+£800,000
Lloyd Kelly£15.1m£15.1m£0
John Ruddy£168,000£168,000£0
Joe Willock£25.2m£23.5m-£1.7m
Mark Gillespie£252,000£252,000£0
Dan Burn£6.7m£5.9m-£800,000
Sean Longstaff£21m£18.5m-£2.5m
Bruno Guimaraes£71.4m£67.2m-£4.2m
Lewis Miley£18.m£18.5m£0

Odysseas Vlachodimos’ value drops but Alexander Isak’s increases

Unsurprisingly, star striker Isak has seen his value increase dramatically after his stunning season.

The Swede is only behind Mohamed Salah in the Premier League scoring charts and has 27 to his name in all competitions, as well as six assists.

Isak was already valued highly at £63m but has seen a remarkable increase of £21m to £84m. Yet, that’s probably still too low and Newcastle certainly wouldn’t be accepting that bid for him if one were made.

Lewis Hall saw the next biggest increase, of £10.1m, after his own excellent campaign, while Sandro Tonali, Anthony Gordon and Will Osula all saw their value go up as well.

Nick Pope had the biggest decrease of £5m after his inconsistent form, though Harvey Barnes and Bruno Guimaraes are unfortunate to see theirs go down.

However, the biggest regret Newcastle will have is that summer signing Odysseas Vlachodimos has seen his value decrease to £5.8m less than a year after he was signed for £20m.

The Greek is Newcastle’s most expensive goalkeeper ever, yet has played just 45 minutes and was only signed because Nottingham Forest said they would not sign Elliot Anderson, crucial for Newcastle to stay within PSR rules, if they did not buy him.

Newcastle will struggle to recoup a quarter of that £20m fee this summer.