Tottenham duo Harry Kane and Dele Alli in top ten most valuable footballers as Neymar takes crown ahead of Lionel Messi
Stats boffins compile list featuring world's top 100 most expensive names as Barca pal is forced to settle for second
BARCELONA superstar Neymar is the most valuable player in the world.
A study conducted by the CIES Football Observatory claims the Brazilian is worth more than any other footballer in the game – including Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi.
Figures are calculated using an econometric model which takes the player’s age, performances, contract length and various other factors into account.
And as a result, Neymar should command the highest transfer fee right now at a staggering £217million.
That’s a whole £67m more than Messi, who is second in the list at £150m.
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1. Neymar (Barcelona) – £217m
2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – £150m
3. Paul Pogba (Man Utd) – £136.5m
4. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) – £132.2m
5. Luis Suarez (Barcelona) – £127.7m
6. Harry Kane (Tottenham) – £122.4m
7. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – £111.2m
8. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) – £100m
9. Dele Alli (Tottenham) – £97m
10. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) – £89m
11. Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus) – £86m
12. Anthony Martial (Man Utd) – £81.3m
13. Raheem Sterling (Man City) – £75.2m
14. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) – £73.8m
15. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) – £73m
16. Sergio Aguero (Man City) – £70m
17. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester) – £68.7m
18. Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) – £68.3m
19. Kevin De Bruyne (Man City) – £67.5m
20. Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) – £67.1m
21. N’Golo Kante (Chelsea) – £65.5m
22. Alavaro Morata (Real Madrid) – £64.1m
23. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) – £62.8m
24. Ousmane Dembele (Borussia Dortmund) – £62.4m
25. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) – £62.3m
Manchester United ace Paul Pogba takes third, with his value rising to £136.5million despite rejoining the Red Devils for £89m last summer.
Round up the top five are Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann (£132.2m) and Barca’s Luis Suarez (£127.7m).
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- Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) – £62.2m
- Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) – £61.9m
- Hector Bellerin (Arsenal) – £61.8m
- Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) – £61.1m
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) – £60.5m
- Koke (Atletico Madrid) – £59m
- Diego Costa (Chelsea) – £58.3m
- Leroy Sane (Manchester City) – £57.4m
- Saul Niguez (Atletico Madrid) – £57.2m
- Mohammed Salah (Roma) – £57m
- Raphael Varane (Real Madrid) – £56.3m
- Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) – £55.9m
- Nicolas Otamendi (Manchester City) – £55.5m
- Sadio Mane (Liverpool) – £53.5m
- Shkrodan Mustafi (Arsenal) – £53.2m
- James Rodriguez (Real Madrid) – £53.1m
- Virgil Van Dijk (Southampton) – £52.9m
- Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) – £52.5m
- Andre Gomes (Barcelona) – £52.2m
- Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) – £48.6m
- Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea) – £48.5m
- Willian (Chelsea) – £48.4m
- Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) – £48.3m
- Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) – £47.2m
- Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) – £46.2m
But anyone expecting Real Madrid talisman Cristiano Ronaldo to follow should think again, with sixth place going to none other than Tottenham favourite Harry Kane (£122.4m).
He pips the newest Ballon d’Or winner by a whole £11.2m, with teammate Dele Alli working his way in at ninth with a value of £97m – just £3m behind Juventus whizz Paulo Dybala (£100m).
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- Bernardo Silva (Monaco) – £46.1m
- Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) – £45.9m
- Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) – £45.4m
- Radja Nainggolan (Roma) – £44.5m
- David Alaba (Bayern Munich) – £44.4m
- Lucas Moura (PSG) – £44.3m
- John Stones (Manchester City) – £43m
- David de Gea (Manchester United) – £42.9m
- Mateo Kovacic (Real Madrid) – £42.8m
- Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) – £42.3m
- Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) – £41.9m
- Mesut Ozil (Arsenal) – £41.8m
- Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) – £40.5m
- Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) – £40.3m
- Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) – £40.1m
- Andrea Belotti (Torino) – £39.7m
- Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) – £39.6m
- Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona)- £39.5m
- Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) – £39.4m
- Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) – £39.2m
- Antonio Rudiger (Roma) – £39.1m
- Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) – £38.2m
- Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich) – £38m
- Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) – £37.8m
- Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen) – £37.7m
Chelsea winger Eden Hazard completes the top ten at £89m, and there are plenty of other Premier League stars on the list too.
Anthony Martial (£81.3m), Manchester City midfielder Raheem Sterling (£75.2m), teammate Sergio Aguero (£70m), Leicester hero Riyad Mahrez (£68.7m), City’s Kevin De Bruyne (£67.5m) and Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez (£67.1m) are in the top 20.
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- Daniele Rugani (Juventus) – £37.5m
- Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) – £37.4m
- Nathan Redmond (Southampton) – £37.3m
- Isco (Real Madrid) – £37.2m
- Konstantinos Manolas (Roma) – £36.8m
- Angel Correa (Atletico Madrid) – £36.5m
- Dimitri Payet (West Ham United) – £36m
- Fabinho (Monaco) – £35.9m
- Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan) – £35.8m
- Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur) – £35.7m
- Alex Sandro (Juventus) – £35.6m
- Denis Suarez (Barcelona) – £35.5m
- Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea) – £35.4m
- Marco Verratti (PSG) – £35.3m
- Danny Drinkwater (Leicester City) – £35.2m
- Pedro (Chelsea) – £35m
- Douglas Costa (Bayern Munich) – £34.6m
- Emre Can (Liverpool) – £34m
- Felipe Anderson (Lazio) – £33.5m
- Marquinhos (PSG) – £33m
- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) – £32.9m
- Kevin Gameiro (PSG) – £32.8m
- Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) – £32.6m
- Renato Sanches (Bayern Munich) – £32.2m
- Michail Antonio (West Ham United) – £31.8m
There are some more surprising names on the list too, with Chelsea’s Michy Batshuayi (£42.3m), Southampton wideman Nathan Redmond (£37.3m) and West Ham’s versatile Michail Antonio (£31.8m) all featuring.
Unsurprisingly, Real Madrid lead the way with nine players included in the top 100, although they are closely chased by rivals Barcelona who boast eight.