Everton star bought for £27.2m is now allegedly worth less than £13m amid exit rumours

Everton defender Yerry Mina has been linked with an exit of late but the Toffees would likely make a big loss on his sale as his value has plummeted of late. 

Back in August of 2018, the Colombian arrived in Merseyside from Barcelona for an initial reported fee of £27.2m (rising to £28.5m).

Injuries impacted his first season heavily, but in the next couple of years, he worked his way into becoming a regular in the heart of the Everton defence.

However, according to the CIES Football Observatory – a website that has developed a powerful econometric approach to assess the transfer value of professional footballers on a scientific basis– Mina’s worth has now dropped to between an estimated £8.4m-£12.6m.

This will come as bad news to Frank Lampard and the club’s hierarchy as it seems as though the player could soon be out the door. Indeed, as reported by Torcedores, the centre-back has been offered to Brazilian club Flamengo.

The article claims that Everton would be open to letting the player leave. A €2m (£1.67m) loan deal with an option to buy is being touted, but the Toffees then make 50 per cent on Mina’s future sale – those figures certainly tally with the CIES valuation of the defender.

Perhaps one of the reasons why the player’s financial worth has dropped so much is his problematic injury history. As mentioned earlier, his first season in England was hampered by multiple fitness struggles, and the present campaign has followed a similar pattern.

He has started just eight Premier League games this season, with a persistent thigh problem often the cause of the 27-year-old’s absence.

Though, another issue is the fact that his contract will also expire in June 2023, meaning he will just have one year remaining by this