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What was Lars Bender worth in 2012-13?

£12.2M — 2012–13, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, age 23. That's £47.6M in today’s transfer money.

EXHIBIT 2012-13CDM
Market value at the time
£12.2M
Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 2012–13 · Age 23
RATING82that seasonClassic 82 · Peak 82 (2012-13)
Fee in today's money£47.6M
Wages, 3-season deal£45.8M
PRICE IN 9-0-0£93.4M

Fees in today's money (transfer inflation). Wages over a three-season deal. Extras are entirely fictional — we checked.

£900m. Nine champions.

Eleven signings from 2009–18 at what they cost then, in today's money. Nine Premier League champions to beat.

Sign him for £93.4M
Value at the time, by season£m, nominal
2.2
’09
2.6
’10
5.6
’11
12.2
’12
17.0
’13
17.7
’14
16.0
’15
14.8
’16
8.8
’17
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 2012-13

#2 of 20 in the squad by value. Full squad price list →

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2012-13 squad values
PlayerRtgValue thenFee today
André SchürrleLW · 2281£16.2M£63.2M
Lars BenderCDM · 2382£12.2M£47.6M
Renato AugustoCM · 2474£8.1M£31.6M
Gonzalo CastroCM · 2580£7.3M£28.5M
Stefan KießlingST · 2884£6.9M£26.9M
Bernd LenoGK · 2078£6.5M£25.3M
Philipp WollscheidCB · 2376£6.1M£23.8M
Michal KadlecCB · 2874£5.7M£22.2M
Sidney SamRM · 2477£5.3M£20.7M
Daniel CarvajalRB · 2080£4.9M£19.1M
Ömer ToprakCB · 2379£4.0M£15.6M
Stefan ReinartzCDM · 2378£3.6M£14.0M
Junior FernandesLW · 2468£3.6M£14.0M
Simon RolfesCDM · 3079£3.2M£12.5M
Daniel SchwaabCB · 2473£2.8M£10.9M

Questions on file

Q.How much was Lars Bender worth in 2012-13?

Lars Bender was valued at £12.2m in 2012–13, playing for Bayer 04 Leverkusen at age 23.

Q.What would Lars Bender (2012-13) cost in today's money?

Adjusted for transfer-market inflation, his 2012–13 value is a £47.6m fee today. Add £45.8m in wages over a three-season deal and he costs £93.4m in 9-0-0.

Q.Was Lars Bender the most valuable player at Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 2012-13?

No — he ranked #2 of 20 players on file at Bayer 04 Leverkusen that season. The most valuable was André Schürrle at £16.2m.