June 10 – With FIFA set to extend the transfer window deadline to the end of October, new data ranks the top 100 Big-5 league players by value and startlingly still give France and PSG wunderkind Kylian Mbappé a €259.2 million valuation.
He is followed in the valuation by four Englishmen: Raheem Sterling, Jadon Sancho, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Marcus Rashford.
There are 22 players valued at more than €100 million with 33-year old Lionel Messi (€100.1 million) ranked 21st. Cristiano Ronaldo, the oldest player in the list, is ranked 70th and valued at €62.8 million.
“Despite the COVID-19 crisis, the estimated transfer value of Kylian Mbappé remains very high: €259.2 million. The French striker is still very young and his contract with Paris St-Germain only ends in 2023,” says the CIES report authors
They also highlight young Canadian and Bayern Munich prodigy Alphonso Davies as a new entry to the top 10. Ranked 9th, (€133.5 million) he is the youngest player in the top 20 ahead of Erling Haland (15th, €107.3 million).
“The most expensive players per position are Ederson Moraes(€86.8 million) for goalkeepers, Matthijs de Ligt (€104.7 million) for centre backs, Trent Alexander-Arnold (€171.1 million) for full backs, Frenkie de Jong (€102.1 million) for defensive midfielders, Bruno Fernandes (€104.9 million) for attacking midfielders and Kylian Mbappé (€259.2 million) for forwards,” says the report.
See the full report at https://football-observatory.com
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