The Opposite Fortunes of Barcelona's Twin Stars: Fermín's Value Triples 12.5 Times to €100 Million, While Gavi's Drops to Only One-Third

Early fame is beneficial, but becoming a true superstar requires competing on the long journey of career development. Players like Messi and Ronaldo emerge every year, but Messi and Ronaldo themselves are truly unique, maintaining peak performance for 20 years consistently; currently, only Messi and Ronaldo in football achieve this.

Barcelona's twin stars follow completely opposite growth paths. Recently, Transfermarkt updated the market values of La Liga players, where Barcelona's twin stars experienced one soaring rise and one continuous decline—Fermín and Gavi have encountered "polar opposite" destinies. In this update, Fermín's value surged by €30 million, making him the player with the largest increase in La Liga this period, rising from €70 million to €100 million, thus becoming La Liga's new "€100 million man." Meanwhile, Barcelona's other midfielder Gavi continues to decline, with his latest value dropping to €30 million.

Both Fermín and Gavi come from La Masia youth academy, so they have been teammates since childhood. In 2021, then 17-year-old Gavi burst onto the scene at Barcelona, quickly becoming a key midfielder for the team; Fermín only joined Barcelona's first team in 2023 when he was 20 years old. At that time, Gavi's value had already reached €90 million, and most fans and media believed Gavi would become Barcelona's new "€100 million man," while Fermín's value was only €8 million.

Now, over three years, Fermín and Gavi have taken completely different paths. Gavi's physique was not fully developed, playing "big matches as a youngster," and in late 2023 he suffered a major ACL tear injury. After returning, he encountered another serious meniscus injury. These two severe injuries caused Gavi to miss over 500 days due to injuries, and his value steadily declined from €90 million to €30 million, only one-third of his peak value.

Meanwhile, Fermín progressed steadily, step by step becoming an important attacking midfielder for Barcelona. This season, he has delivered consistent output, with 12 goals and 16 assists in 39 matches across all competitions, achieving near double-digit figures early and setting a new personal career record for goal contributions. His value has multiplied 12.5 times over three years, soaring from €8 million to €100 million, now one of La Liga's eight €100 million players.

Gavi returned from injury this season, making a substitute appearance against Sevilla on March 15, marking his return to the field after seven months. Hopefully, this talented Barcelona player can completely overcome injury troubles, regain health and form. At 21 years old, Gavi and 22-year-old Fermín can advance together, providing Barcelona with both offensive and defensive midfield support, attacking and protecting, becoming Barcelona's dazzling midfield twin stars.