Only 3 professionals in three digits
In April 2018, the most valuable eleven broke the billion mark for the first time, the eleven professionals around the then Bayern defender Mats Hummels collected a market value of 1.1 billion euros. In 2022, too, the selection of stars will surpass this enormous mark – but at 1.03 billion euros, it will be closer than ever. Against the background of the corona pandemic, the transfer market has changed, even if huge transfer fees continue to be paid at the top – and a generational change is in full swing. That’s why there are fewer players with a market value of at least 100 million euros than there have been for a long time – to be more precise, only three in number.
At the top and well ahead of all other professionals are PSG striker Kylian Mbappé (23) and Erling Haaland (21), still in the service of Borussia Dortmund with 160 million and 150 million euros respectively. With their recently signed new contracts, one in Paris, the other with Manchester City, the goalscorers have proven that they are the top stars in the football business for years to come and are therefore the legitimate successors to Cristiano Ronaldo (37) and Lionel Messi (34). Without being absolutely certain that they will be able to match their sporting records over a long period of time.
World’s Most Valuable XI 2018, 2019 and 2020
When Haaland leaves the Bundesliga on June 30, Munich left-back Alphonso Davies (21) will be the last remaining player from the German upper house in the most valuable eleven in the world. This is dominated by five professionals from the Premier League. England internationals Phil Foden (22) and Declan Rice (23) are players potentially capable of breaking the 100m circle – as are their BVB compatriot Jude Bellingham (18) and Spain’s Pedri ( 19) from FC Barcelona. Trent Alexander-Arnold (23) from Liverpool FC had even done this before Corona.
His teammate Mohamed Salah (30) was recently devalued below the 100 million mark due to age. In December 2021, Vinícius Júnior (21), who then shot Real Madrid to the Champions League victory with his goal in the final, had skipped it.
With Vinicius Jr, Salah & Bellingham: The 100 Most Valuable Footballers In The World
With Vinicius Jr, Salah & Bellingham: The 100 Most Valuable Footballers In The World
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After the market value updates in the major leagues in Europe, the ranking of the 100 most valuable footballs in the world has been realigned.
(as of June 21, 2022)
100 Raphinha – Leeds United – market value: €45m
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Also valued at €45m are: Lorenzo Pellegrini (AS Roma), Tomas Soucek (West Ham), Marcos Llorente (Atlético), Ángel Correa (Atlético), Ederson (Man City), Aymeric Laporte (Man City), Jan Oblak (Atlético), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
99 Franck Kessié – AC Milan – market value: €45m
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98 Martin Ødegaard – Arsenal FC – market value: €45m
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97 Jonathan David – LOSC Lille – market value: €45m
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96 Ferran Torres – FC Barcelona – market value: €45m
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95 Paul Pogba – Man United – Market value: €48m#
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94 Raphaël Varane – Man United – market value: €48m
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93 Richarlison – Everton FC – market value: €48m
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92 Cristian Romero – Tottenham – market value: €48m
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91 Lionel Messi – PSG – market value: €50m
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90 Alisson – Liverpool FC – market value: €50m
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89 Marco Verratti – PSG – market value: €50m
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88 José María Giménez – Atlético Madrid – market value: €50m
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87 Kalvin Phillips – Leeds United – market value: €50m
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86 Patrik Schick – Leverkusen – market value: €50m
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85 Lucas Hernández – Bayern Munich – market value: €50m
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84 Mikel Merino – Real Sociedad – market value: €50m
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83 James Maddison – Leicester City – market value: €50m
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82 Carlos Soler – Valencia FC – market value: €50m
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81 Pau Torres – Villarreal FC – market value: €50m
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80 Arnaut Danjuma – Villarreal FC – market value: €50m
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79 Gabriel Jesus – Man City – market value: €50m
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78 Tammy Abraham – AS Roma – market value: €50m
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77 Fikayo Tomori – AC Milan – market value: €50m
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76 Gianluigi Donnarumma – PSG – market value: €50m
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75 Ronald Araújo – FC Barcelona – market value: €50m
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74 Sandro Tonali – AC Milan – market value: €50m
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73 Virgil van Dijk – Liverpool FC – market value: €55m
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72 David Alaba – Real Madrid – market value: €55m
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71 Fabián Ruiz – SSC Napoli – market value: €55m
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70 Youri Tielemans – Leicester City – market value: €55m
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69 Theo Hernández – AC Milan – market value: €55m
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68 Darwin Núñez – Benfica/Liverpool – market value: €55m
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67 Eduardo Camavinga – Real Madrid – market value: €55m
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66 Thibaut Courtois – Real Madrid – market value: €60m
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65 Fabinho – Liverpool FC – market value: €60m
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64 Leroy Sané – Bayern Munich – market value: €60m
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63 Kingsley Coman – Bayern Munich – market value: €60m
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62 Wilfred Ndidi – Leicester City – market value: €60m
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61 Diogo Jota – Liverpool FC – market value: €60m
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60 Mikel Oyarzabal – Real Sociedad – market value: €60M
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59 Frenkie de Jong – FC Barcelona – market value: €60M
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58 Marcus Rashford – Man United – market value: €60m
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57 Éder Militão – Real Madrid – market value: €60M
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56 Jules Koundé – Seville – market value: €60M
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55 Alessandro Bastoni – Inter – market value: €60M
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54 Moussa Diaby – Leverkusen – market value: €60m
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53 Reece James – Chelsea FC – market value: €60m
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52 Aurélien Tchouameni – AS Monaco/Real Madrid – market value: €60m
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51 Rodrygo – Real Madrid – market value: €60m
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50 Ansu Fati – FC Barcelona – market value: €60m
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49 Gavi – FC Barcelona – market value: €60m
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48 Andrew Robertson – Liverpool FC – market value: €65m
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47 João Cancelo – Man City – market value: €65m
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46 Leon Goretzka – Bayern Munich – market value: €65m
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45 Milan Skriniar – Inter Milan – market value: €65m
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44 Serge Gnabry – Bayern Munich – market value: €65m
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43 Luis Díaz – Liverpool FC – market value: €65m
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42 Federico Chiesa – Juventus – market value: €65m
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41 Achraf Hakimi – PSG – Market value: €65m
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40 Victor Osimhen – SSC Napoli – market value: €65m
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39 Bukayo Saka – Arsenal FC – market value: €65m
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38 Jamal Musiala – Bayern Munich – market value: €65m
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37 Sadio Mané – Liverpool FC – market value: €70m
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36 Romelu Lukaku – Chelsea FC – market value: €70m
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35 Marquinhos – PSG – Market value: €70m
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34 Raheem Sterling – Man City – market value: €70m
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33 Sergej Milinković-Savić – Lazio – market value: €70m
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32 Jack Grealish – Man City – market value: €70m
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31 Nicolò Barella – Inter Milan – market value: €70m
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30 Federico Valverde – Real Madrid – market value: €70m
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29 Rafael Leão – AC Milan – market value: €70m
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28 Kai Havertz – Chelsea FC – market value: €70m
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27 Matthijs de Ligt – Juventus – market value: €70m
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26 João Félix – Atlético Madrid – market value: €70m
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25 Alphonso Davies – Bayern Munich – market value: €70m
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24 Florian Wirtz – Leverkusen – market value: €70m
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23 Neymar – PSG – Market value: €75m
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22 Heung-Min Son – Tottenham – market value: €75m
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21 Rúben Dias – Man City – market value: €75m
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20 Lautaro Martínez – Inter Milan – market value: €75m
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19 Mason Mount – Chelsea FC – market value: €75m
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18 Jadon Sancho – Man United – market value: €75m
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17 Bernardo Silva – Man City – market value: €80m
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16 Joshua Kimmich – Bayern Munich – market value: €80m
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15 Rodri – Man City – market value: €80m
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14 Christopher Nkunku – RB Leipzig – market value: €80m
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13 Trent Alexander-Arnold – Liverpool – market value: €80M
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12 Declan Rice – West Ham – market value: €80m
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11 Pedri – FC Barcelona – market value: €80m
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10 Jude Bellingham – BVB – market value: €80m
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9 Kevin De Bruyne – Man City – Market value: €85m
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8 Bruno Fernandes – Man United – market value: €85m
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7 Dušan Vlahović – Juventus – market value: €85m
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6 Mohamed Salah – Liverpool – market value: €90M
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5 Harry Kane – Tottenham – market value: €90m
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4 Phil Foden – Man City – market value: €90m
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3 Vinicius Junior – Real Madrid – market value: €100M
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2 Erling Haaland – BVB/Man City – market value: €150m
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1 Kylian Mbappé – PSG – market value: €160m
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This is how the Transfermarkt market values work
The Transfermarkt market values are created taking into account various pricing models and a strong involvement of the Transfermarkt community, which deals with the values in detailed discussions. The transfer market market values are not to be equated with the transfer fees actually paid.
The goal is not to predict a price, but an expected value. When determining the market value, both individual transfer modalities and situational framework conditions are relevant to a certain extent. Examples of this are listed here. Transfermarkt does not use an algorithm (for detailed market value definition).
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