How is a players transfer value calculated

Does anyone know what factors are taken into account for the players initial transfer value. I just got Sheff Wed promoted to the top flight and noticed that a lot of my players values have suddenly jumped up. For example someone who's value was around 500k is now listed as 1.1 million etc.

SO what effects a players value, the league he plays in, performance, does it increase if he's an international etc?

Some things that definitely do:

Player rep, league rep, club rep & player contract.

There probably are others but these are the main things. Player performance increases player reputation so it's a secondary factor.

A rise to the top flight would have meant that your club had a hefty boost to reputation as well as the player rep rising and, possibly, due to clauses, their salary rising.

However, a player is ONLY worth what someone is willing to pay for them. Just because he's valued at 1.1M doesn't mean you would be able to sell him for this amount.

However, a player is ONLY worth what someone is willing to pay for them. Just because he's valued at 1.1M doesn't mean you would be able to sell him for this amount.

Very true.

I would also like to see a player's value go up if a club makes a bid that is rejected. Like if a player is worth 500k and someone makes a 1m bid for him which is rejected, that's at least two clubs that think he is worth that much, so why shouldn't his value go up?

Very true.

I would also like to see a player's value go up if a club makes a bid that is rejected. Like if a player is worth 500k and someone makes a 1m bid for him which is rejected, that's at least two clubs that think he is worth that much, so why shouldn't his value go up?

Think of the displayed player value as MSRP: manufacturer's suggested retail price. Club X may see something in the player that other clubs don't see, so they think he's worth ~2m. But another club Y see something else in the player, he has a bad attitude and likes showboating in friendly matches against MLS teams , so they think he's only worth 500k because of the liability. Well, the club that the player is currently part of thinks he's a hot prospect, 18 years old but with boatloads of talent, and they won't sell him for less than 8m. What is his value?

Therefore, for the purposes of this player value, you can only suggest what is essentially a sticker price, depending on the variables that furious mentioned. If you want to reject every offer for him lower than 5m, go for it. If you want to reject every offer below 10m go for it. That doesn't mean his average, estimated valuation should change. It just means you personally value him higher, and not everybody else will. You can set the "player asking price" to whatever you want, but other clubs have to see to that valuation as well, otherwise they won't offer.

Maybe 2 clubs think a player is worth more than his value is stated as. Does a third think so as well? Does a fourth? In the long run, his valuation will catch up with his reputation, performances, club reputation, etc, and if he is truly closer to >1m valuation, it will be reflected in his "player value." For example, if above noted third and fourth, and 5 more clubs begin to put in bids of >1m for the player, then his reputation will begin to rise quickly, and very soon his "player value" will rise.

However, it should not be changing overnight, especially not by something like double just because of what two clubs out of all the clubs in the world think.