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Mbappe, not Messi most valuable footballer

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Shahnoor Rabbani
15 June, 2019, 06:15 am
Last modified: 15 June, 2019, 12:21 pm

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Mbappe, not Messi most valuable footballer

A recent study by CIES Football Observatory has shown that Kylian Mbappe, not Lionel Messi, is the most valuable player in the world.

Shahnoor Rabbani
15 June, 2019, 06:15 am
Last modified: 15 June, 2019, 12:21 pm
Formula One F1 - Monaco Grand Prix - Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco - May 25, 2019 Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe gestures before qualifying REUTERS
Formula One F1 - Monaco Grand Prix - Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco - May 25, 2019 Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe gestures before qualifying REUTERS

Lionel Messi has enjoyed another superb season for Barcelona, but the Argentine is far from the most valuable player in Europe according to a new study. He has been placed fourth in a recent study by CIES Football Observatory, while French teenage superstar Kylian Mbappe claims the throne.

Messi was in fantastic form once again for Barcelona this season, scoring a staggering 51 goals in 52 appearances across all competitions for the Catalan club.

The Argentine forward also registered an outrageous 18 assists in an age-defying campaign, with the 31-year-old continuing to provide jaw-dropping attacking returns.

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However, new research from CIES Football Observatory only ranks Messi as the fourth most expensive footballer currently playing in the ‘big five’ European Leagues.

Using a unique algorithm that takes into account a wide range of variables including age, contract status, position, minutes, goals, international status and team results, the Barca talisman is valued at €167.4million.

This puts Messi fourth on the overall list of transfer values, trailing a couple of Premier League stars after one of the most exciting title races in recent seasons.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid’s new signing Eden Hazard is ranked 19th with a value of €120.7m after his official unveiling at the Bernabeu.

Reports claim Los Blancos paid £88m for the Belgian, with the fee potentially rising to £150m with add-ons, which would eclipse his estimated value.

Elsewhere, Liverpool ace Virgil van Dijk is ranked just 22nd in Europe despite his stunning campaign at the heart of the Reds defence – but who else makes up the top 100?

 

The 100 most valuable footballers in Europe

100. Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan) – €61.0m

98 (Tied). Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) – €61.3m

98 (Tied). Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) – €61.3m

97. Thilo Kherer (Paris Saint-Germain) – €61.4m

96. Arkdiusz Milik (Napoli) – €61.5m

94 (Tied). Ruben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) – €62.4m

94 (Tied). Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) – €62.4m

93. Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain) – €62.5m

92. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) – €63.0m

91. Nicolas Pepe (Lille) – €63.3m

90. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) – €63.5m

89. Fabian (Napoli) – €63.8m

88. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) – €64.0m

87. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) – €64.5m

86. Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich) – €64.9m

85. Arthur (Barcelona) – €65.2m

84. Luke Shaw (Manchester United) – €66.3m

81 (Tied). Luka Jovic (Real Madrid) – €66.4m

81 (Tied). Davinson Sanchez (Tottenham Hotspur) – €66.4m

81 (Tied). Youri Tielemans (Leicester City/Monaco) – €66.4m

80. Koke (Atletico Madrid) – €67.0m

79. Goncalo Guedes (Valencia) – €67.2m

78. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) – €67.8m

77. Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City) – €67.9m

76. Raphael Varane (Real Madrid) – €68.0m

75. Jordan Pickford (Everton) – €68.1m

74. Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma) – €68.3m

72 (Tied). Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) – €68.5

72 (Tied). Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea) – €68.5

71. Declan Rice (West Ham United) – €68.7m

68 (Tied). Naby Keita (Liverpool) – €68.9m

68 (Tied). Niklas Sule (Bayern Munich) – €68.9m

68 (Tied). Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) – €68.9m

66 (Tied). Joao Cancelo (Juventus) – €69.0m

66 (Tied). Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon) – €69.0m

64 (Tied). Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) – 69.7m

64 (Tied). Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) – 69.7m

63. Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) – €70.1m

62. Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) – €70.2m

61. Memphis Depay (Lyon) – €70.3m

60. Alvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid/Chelsea) – €70.5m

59. Jorginho (Chelsea) – €70.8m

58. Clement Lenglet (Barcelona) – €71.0m

57. Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) – €72.1m

56. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) – €74.2m

55. Angel Correa (Atletico Madrid) – €74.8m

54. Alexander Lacazette (Arsenal) – €74.9m

53. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) – €75.1m

52. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) – €75.5m

51. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) – €75.8m

50. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) – €75.9m

49. Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) – €76.0m

48. Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen) – €77.2m

47. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) – €77.6m

46. Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus) – €77.8m

45. Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid) – €78.5m

44. Krzysztof Piatek (AC Milan) – €79.2m

43. Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) – €80.4m

42. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) – €80.8m

41. Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) – €81.4m

40. N’Golo Kante (Chelsea) – €83.7m

39. John Stones (Manchester City) – €84.2m

38. Luis Suarez (Barcelona) – €85.0m

37. Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid) – €85.3m

36. Fabinho (Liverpool) – €86.2m

35. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) – €86.3m

34. Kepa Arrizabalaga (Chelsea) – €87.2m

33. Rodri (Atletico Madrid) – €88.2m

32. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) – €88.3m

31. Saul Niguez (Atletico Madrid) – €93.8m

30. Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona) – €95.2m

29. Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) – €97.2m

28. Richarlison (Everton) – €98.6m

27. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) – €102.5

26. Ederson (Manchester City) – €103.0m

25. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) – €105.4m

24. Alisson (Liverpool) – €107.5m

23. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) – €108.2m

22. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) – €112.1m

21. Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona) – €117.1m

20. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) – €118.1m

19. Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) – €120.7m

18. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) – €123.5m

17. Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) – €124.7m

16. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) – €125.1m

15. Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) – €125.2m

14. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) – €129.4m

13. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) – €130.2m

12. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) – €130.6m

11. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) – €136.9m

10. Leroy Sane (Manchester City) – €137.1m

9. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) – €143.8m

8. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) – €144.2m

7. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) – €155.2m

6. Sadio Mane (Liverpool) – €157.8m

5. Jason Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) – €159.4m

4. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – €167.4m

3. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) – €207.8m

2. Mohammed Salah (Liverpool) – €219.6m

1. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) – €252.0m

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