JAKARTA - The captain of the Indonesian National Team (Timnas), Jay Idzes, is included in the list of 10 most expensive defenders in Asia. The player who is currently playing at the Venezia FC has a selling value of IDR 141 billion.
Currently, the competitiveness of Asian players in the international transfer market is starting to be taken into account because many have also expanded their careers in well-known European clubs.
Jay Idzes is one of the players on the list. Referring to Transfermarkt, the Indonesian national team defender is priced at 7.5 million euros or equivalent to Rp. 141 billion.
At that price, Jay Idzes became the defending player with the highest selling value in the ASEAN region. However, in Asia, this 25-year-old player is ranked 10th at the most expensive defender.
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Jay Idzes competes with South Korean defender Kim Min-jae. The player who is now in the Bayern Munich uniform is at the top with a selling value of 40 million euros or IDR 755 billion.
Following in second place, there is Abdukodir Khusanov from Uzbekistan. The Manchester City player has a tag of 35 million euros or around Rp661 billion.
Third to eighth positions are dominated by defenders from Japan. They are Hiroki Ito, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Ko Itakura, Koki Machida, Yukinari Sugawara, and Tsuyoshi Watanabe.
Meanwhile, the Australian player of Italian descent, Alessandro Circati, is ninth or above Jay Idzes.
Even though he has a fairly high price tag, Idzes still has its own charm. He is even rumored to be chasing a number of Serie A top clubs after Venezia dropped to Serie B next season.
Udinese is touted as the team that insists most on signing Idzes. Messagero Veneto in his report said Udinese was ready to pay a dowry of 25 million euros or equivalent to Rp469 billion to bring in the player.
If the transfer is realized, Jay Idzes will break Udinese's most expensive transfer record. The most expensive player ever brought in was Rolando Mandragora from Juventus for 20 million euros in 2018.
Before Udinese, last winter Jay Idzes was rumored to be the target of Inter Milan to Juventus.
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