What are the famous stars of the Swiss team? If the average fan is asked this question, they may not be able to tell for a while that the Swiss team has any particularly famous stars. If you usually pay more attention to the big five leagues, you can probably name Xhaka, Shaqiri, Akanji, Sommer and Kerber. But if you ask who Vargas, Reed, Ebecher and Ndoye are, few people know. However, with the Swiss team knocking out defending champion Italy 2-0 in this European Championship and successfully advancing to the quarterfinals of the European Championship, four players in the Swiss team are destined to become the favorites in the transfer market, and the 23-year-old talented winger Ndoye has attracted the competition of Manchester United and Inter Milan.
Vargas, 25, plays for Augsburg and is worth 7.5 million euros. Vargas was the team's biggest hero in Switzerland's 2-0 win over Italy, setting up Freuler's goal in the first half and then scoring from distance 27 seconds into the second half. In this European Cup, Vargas made a total of 4 appearances, including 3 starts, contributing 1 goal and 1 assist.
Vargas made his international debut on September 8, 2019, and has made 47 appearances for the Swiss team, contributing eight goals and eight assists, Vargas is from Lucerne, Switzerland, and transferred to Augsburg in the Bundesliga for 4 million euros in July 2019, and has made a total of 151 appearances for Augsburg in five seasons, contributing 22 goals and 19 assists, including 32 appearances in all competitions for Augsburg this season, contributing four goals and four assists.
Vargas' age and performances over the past few seasons would make it difficult to catch the attention of Europe's top giants, but mid-table teams like Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt and Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga, Bologna and Fiorentina in Serie A are welcome for players of Vargas's calibre. Previously, it was reported that Fiorentina intended to bring in Vargas for around 5 million euros in the 2024 winter window, but because the price was not negotiated, the transfer ended in nothing. Now that Vargas has single-handedly defeated Italy at the European Championships, although his contract with Augsburg expires in June 2025, it will take at least 10 million euros to release Augsburg if he wants to get him in the summer window.
Reid, 22 years old, plays for Stuttgart and is worth 8 million euros. In the stoppage time of the first half of the match between Switzerland and Italy, the Swiss team won a free kick in front, and the 22-year-old Swiss youngster Reid hit a powerful shot that went straight to the corner of the goal, which was saved by the preoccupied Donnarumma, and the Swiss team almost led the Italian team 2-0 in the first half. In this European Championship, Reid made four appearances for the Swiss team, including two starts, and performed well.
Reid made his Swiss international debut on 24 November 2022 and has made eight appearances for the Swiss team so far, with this European Championship being his first international tournament. Reid came from Swiss powerhouse Bern youngsters, who had already played in the team's first team at the age of 19, and in August 2023, he moved to Ligue 1 club Rennes for 15 million euros, and has made 21 appearances for Rennes this season, contributing three goals and one assist.
Before the start of the European Championship, a number of Bundesliga teams, including Borussia Mönchengladbach and Stuttgart, have asked Rennes to sign Reid on loan, and in the end, Bundesliga runners-up Stuttgart beat other rivals and successfully loaned Reid, who will follow Stuttgart in the Champions League next season. If Reed's performance meets expectations, Stuttgart will buy him out for around €15 million to €20 million.
Ebecher, 27, plays for Bologna and is worth 9 million euros. Switzerland scored seven goals in four European Championship matches, with Albert Ebecher contributing one goal and two assists, including a pass in the opening game against Hungary 3-1 and assisting Vargas to seal the win early in the second half in a 2-0 win over Italy. Since making his debut for Switzerland on 18 November 2019, Albert has made 24 appearances, contributing one goal and two assists, all at this European Championship, and came off the bench for 14 minutes at the 2022 World Cup.
Ebecher, who currently plays for Bologna in Serie A, finished fifth in Serie A with Bologna this season and will play in next season's Champions League. Abecher Ebecher, who also came from Swiss club Bern Juniors, moved to Bologna for €3 million in July 2022 and has been an absolute mainstay in Bologna's midfield for two seasons.
Ebecher's contract with Bologna expires in June 2026, and at his current age, it is unlikely that he wants to join the giants for a high transfer fee, but Serie A giants such as Atalanta, Roma and Lazio are still very interested in him, and it was even rumored that Inter Milan will use Ebechel as a replacement after Calhanoglu moves to Bayern Munich. If you want to take the midfielder from Bologna, he will have to pay at least 20 million euros for his performances at this European Championship.
Ndoye, 23, plays for Bologna and is worth 14 million euros. If Vargas, Reed and Ebecher can only arouse the interest of some mid-stream teams because of their age or their performance is not very good enough, then the 23-year-old striker Ndoye in the Swiss team can be said to have both, which has attracted the attention of many European giants, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the popular fried chicken of the Swiss team today. Ndoye started all four of Switzerland's European Championship games and opened the scoring for Switzerland and Germany in the group stage. Since making his international debut on 24 September 2022, Ndoye has made 16 appearances for Switzerland, contributing one goal and two assists.
Ndoye moved to Bologna from Basel for €8 million in August 2023 and became a regular in his first season in Serie A, helping Bologna finish fifth in Serie A, although Ndoye's 2 goals and 1 assist in 34 games are not outstanding and can even be said to be inefficient. But fans who have watched Bologna play know that he is very good at dribbling, very fast with the ball, and can often tear apart opponents' defence on his own, but his ability to finish in front of goal needs to be improved.
Although it is only a piece of jade to be honed, Ndoye's performance has already attracted the attention of European giants including Manchester United and Inter Milan, and before the start of the European Championship, some teams have asked Bologna about Ndoye's transfer price, and Bologna has asked for 25 million euros for him. However, with Ndoye's excellent performance at this European Championship, Bologna is naturally a strange commodity, and it will be difficult to take the wide horse away for less than 30 million euros.
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