Piero Hincapié to Bayer Leverkusen – “Have scouted him for some time”

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Done deal! 

This article first appeared on Aug. 12 and has been updated after Bayer Leverkusen made the Piero Hincapié deal official on Monday. 

“We have specific profiles for each position,” Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes said to Forbes on Wednesday. “Then we check from the data. But we also use videos. Then we say: ‘Okay, which player could be interesting for us and what was their speed.’ But of course, you don’t need speed for each position, so we have a ranking area for each position, and then we check availability, and then we scout the player.” One player that has caught the eyes of Leverkusen scouts is Ecuadorian defender Piero Hincapié.

Update Aug. 16: Bayer Leverkusen have made the transfer official. “In Piero Hincapié we have signed a young, exciting defender and confident defender, who has already collected international experience,” Rolfes said. “Of course, we have scouted him for some time. His performances against world-class players at the Copa América stood out. We believe that Piero has a very promising future ahead of him. 

Hincapié was one of the big winners of Copa América market value update. The 19-year-old Ecuadorian national team player saw his market value grow from €5 million to €8 million. Not surprisingly, the defender has caught the attention of several European clubs and Transfermarkt can now confirm a report by César Luis Merlo that Hincapié is on the verge of joining Die Werkself. 

Hincapié joins Bayer Leverkusen from CA Talleres. The transfer fee was in the region of €8 million for center-back. 

Copa América 2021 update: Market value winners

1 Rodrigo de Paul – Argentina – new market value: €40M (+€2M)

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Atlético

2 Cristian Romero – Argentina – new market value: €35M (+€5M)

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Tottenham

3 Lucas Paquetá – Brazil – new market value: €35M (+€5M)

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Lyon

4 Emiliano Martínez – Argentina – new market value: €35M (+€5M)

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Aston Villa

5 Luis Díaz – Colombia – new market value: €25M (+€7M)

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Porto

6 Leandro Paredes – Argentina – new market value: €22M (+€2M)

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PSG

7 Wilmar Barrios – Colombia – new market value: €18M (+€3M)

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Zenit

8 Miguel Almirón – Paraguay – new market value: €17.5M (+€1.5M)

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Newcastle

9 Gonzalo Montiel – Argentina – new market value: €17M (+€2.5M)

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River Plate

10 Pervis Estupiñán – Ecuador – new market value: €15M (+€3M)

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Villarreal

11 Nahuel Molina – Argentina – new market value: €10M (+€3M)

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Udinese

12 Daniel Muñoz – Colombia – new market value: €10M (+€2M)

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Genk

13 Piero Hincapié – Ecuador – new market value: €8M (+€3M)

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Talleres

14 Ben Brereton – Chile – new market value: €7M (+€2M)

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Blackburn

15 Ángel Romero – Paraguay – new market value: €6M (+€1M)

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San Lorenzo

16 Gonzalo Plata – Ecuador – new market value: €5M (+€1M)

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Sporting CP

17 Matías Viña – Uruguay – new market value: €5M (+€1M)

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Palmeiras

18 Gianluca Lapadula – Peru – new market value: €4M (+0.5M)

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Benevento

19 Wuilker Fariñez – Venezuela – new market value: €3.5M (+€1M)

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Lens

20 Ayrton Preciado – Ecuador – new market value: €2.5M (+€0.7M)

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Santos Laguna

21 Alexander Callens – Peru – new market value: €2.2M (+€0.4M)

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New York City

22 Marcos López – Peru – new market value: €1.8M (+€0.8M)

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San José



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