Football INDEX: Arsenal eye further reinforcements after Aubameyang

Football INDEX is the world’s first football stock market where you can buy and sell shares in footballers with real money. Football INDEX offers fans a chance to bet on the future success of football players compared to the short-lived outcome of betting on football results.

Intrigued by what Football INDEX has to offer, but unsure whether to gamble your money? Football INDEX offer new customers a 7-day risk free period where they will refund any deposits made within the first seven days of the first deposit, up to a total of £500. Think of it as a trial period where you will effectively have up to £500 to play with during your first week of trading.

Still undecided which footballers to invest your money in? Football INDEX even provides users with a handy tool to help you make informed decisions. Share prices tend to fluctuate, but they aren’t just determined by player performance. Share prices can also increase based on the media attention a player receives on any given day of trading.

Every day, Football INDEX highlights the five biggest market movers over a 24-hour period, which can be located on the website’s home page.

1. MOUSSA KONATE (AMIENS)

Ligue 1 strugglers Amiens have endured something of a mini resurgence in recent matches, moving three points clear of the bottom three in their last two outings.

After a run of five straight defeats in the league, Amiens are now unbeaten in two and Moussa Konate has scored three of the last four goals they have scored in league action.

Konate only joined Amiens over the summer and has netted 35% of their total league goals this season and that has caught the attention of Football INDEX users.

His share price has rocketed 38.89% in the last 24 hours of trading and his share price is now £0.48. If you haven’t jumped on the bandwagon for the Senegalese striker, you may have missed the boat completely. Don’t expect any further increase.

2.     ABDOU DIALLO (MAINZ)

An inconsistent Mainz side are currently four points above the bottom three in the Bundesliga this season, but Arsenal are still interested in signing defender Abdou Diallo, according to reports.

Arsene Wenger is desperate to bolster his defensive options this month and is reportedly weighing up a £20m bid for the 21-year-old centre-back.

Diallo only joined Mainz from Monaco in the summer, but his performances have impressed the Arsenal manager even if Sandro Schwarz’s side are battling for their lives at the bottom of the table.

The France U21 international’s Football INDEX share price has rocketed 30.09% in the last 24 hours of trading and would now cost traders £0.61 a share.

He is worth monitoring over the coming days to see whether Arsenal’s rumoured interest materialises into anything concrete, as you could end up wasting your money if you gamble now.

3. JORDAN PICKFORD (EVERTON)

Fresh from being named England’s U21 player for 2017, Jordan Pickford is also in demand on Football INDEX. The Everton goalkeeper’s share price has increased 27.68% in the last 24 hours and is now trading at £0.86 a share.

Everton’s recent performances are certainly not the reason why Pickford’s share price has increased, as generally, goalkeepers are not very profitable. The Toffees are winless in their last seven matches and haven’t kept a clean sheet in five.

So, why the sudden surge of money invested in Pickford? There are rumours circulating that Football INDEX are on the verge of releasing a new sub-category for goalkeepers to improve their profitability. That has led to a lot of traders investing in numerous goalkeepers.

As only Lukasz Fabianski (92) has made more saves than Pickford (81) in the Premier League this season, which suggests he will be a frontrunner most weeks for dividends. It remains to be seen whether rumours of a new sub-category for goalkeepers is true, however.

4. ALEJANDRO GRIMALDO (BENFICA)

The Benfica left-back has been heavily linked with a move to Napoli in recent weeks and those reports intensified over night, leading to a 25.56% increase in share price on Football INDEX (now £1.02 a share).

Faouzi Ghoulam is closing in on a return from a serious knee injury, but Napoli are nevertheless expected to dip into the January transfer market to bolster that area of the pitch, particularly as Ghoulam could leave in the summer.

Grimaldo is the hot favourite at the moment and is worth investing in if you believe the Serie A giants will firm up their interest with an official bid for the Benfica ace.

5. ANTHONY LOPES (LYON)

The Lyon goalkeeper finds himself in a similar situation to Jordan Pickford on Football INDEX. Traders are gambling on the rumour that Football INDEX will implement a sub-category for goalkeepers and hope to profit on that by backing particular shot-stoppers before an announcement is made.

Lopes was an internet sensation at the weekend after he spectacularly wiped out Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe in the 36th minute of Sunday night’s dramatic encounter.

Only Steve Mandanda (11) and Benjamin Lecomte (10) have kept more clean sheets than Lopes (9) in Ligue 1 this season, which isn’t a bad place to start for anyone gambling on the latest rumour doing the circuit between Football INDEX traders.