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The football observatory “CIES” updated its own list of the most valuable players in the world on Thursday. Due to the corona pandemic, the market values of almost all players are falling. Manchester United surprised at the top.
For a long time, the “CIES” led PSG attacker Kylian Mbappé as the most valuable player in the world. This has changed now. The 22-year-old Frenchman has to accept a market value loss of 110 million euros due to his contract, which is about to expire (June 2022) and is only in fifth place. Amazingly, Marcus Rashford of Manchester United is new at the top.
According to “CIES”, the young Englishman is worth a little more than 165 million euros and is one of the few winners of the latest update, along with pursuer Erling Haaland (152 million euros). Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold completes the podium. The market value of the 22-year-old is estimated by the transfer experts from Neuchâtel at 151 million euros.
In fourth place and thus ahead of Kylian Mbappé, another ManUtd kicker surprised with Bruno Fernandes. At the age of 26, the Portuguese benefited primarily from his working paper, which runs until 2025. Lionel Messi (97th) and Cristiano Ronaldo (131st) are falling far behind due to age and contracts that are about to expire. Swiss are in the Top 100 none.
The most valuable footballers in the world
1. Marcus Rashford (165.6 million euros)
2. Erling Haaland (152 million euros)
3. Trent-Alexander Arnold (151.6 million euros)
4. Bruno Fernandes (151.1 million euros)
5. Kylian Mbappé (149.4 million euros)
6. Jadon Sancho (148.3 million euros)
7. Joao Felix (141.5 million euros)
8. Alphonso Davies (139.2 million euros)
9. Raheem Sterling (136.9 million euros)
10. Kai Havertz (136 million euros)
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