{"id":1113575,"date":"2022-06-07T15:45:25","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T15:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/07\/kylian-mbappe-ranked-worlds-most-valuable-player\/"},"modified":"2022-06-07T15:45:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T15:45:25","slug":"kylian-mbappe-ranked-worlds-most-valuable-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/07\/kylian-mbappe-ranked-worlds-most-valuable-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Kylian Mbappe ranked world&#8217;s most valuable player"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"410\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image_2022-06-06_160932214.png\"   alt=\"Kylian Mbappe Image: AFP via Getty Images\" title=\"Kylian Mbappe Image: AFP via Getty Images\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr and Erling Haaland are the most valuable players in the world, according\u00a0to research group CIES Football Observatory.<\/p>\n<p>Mbappe, 23, who\u00a0rejected a move\u00a0to Real Madrid to stay at Paris St-German, tops the list with an estimated transfer value of 205.6m euros (\u00a3175.7m).<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid\u2019s Brazilian winger Vinicius Jr, who scored the winner in the Champions League final against Liverpool, is second at \u00a3158.3m, with Norway\u2019s Manchester City-bound striker Haaland third (\u00a3130.4m).<\/p>\n<p>Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham (\u00a3114.1m) is the most valuable English player on the list in fifth place, ahead of England team-mate and Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden in sixth (\u00a3105.9m).<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Premier League clubs dominate the list with 41 representatives in the top 100.<\/p>\n<p>The CIES uses a\u00a0range of variables\u00a0including a player\u2019s age, performances, economic value of their club and inflation to work out estimated transfer values.<\/p>\n<p>France striker Mbappe signed a new three-year contact with PSG last month as he chose to stay in Paris rather than move to La Liga and Champions League winners Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>The World Cup winner scored 28 goals in Ligue 1 to help PSG win the 2021-22 title.<\/p>\n<p>Haaland, 21, is\u00a0joining Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund after City activated his 60m euro (\u00a351.2m) release clause.\u00a0His new City team-mate Ruben Dias is the most valuable defender in ninth (\u00a393.6m).<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Premier League player of the season,\u00a0Manchester City\u2019s 30-year-old Kevin de Bruyne, is the oldest player in the top 100 (\u00a348.9m) and Barcelona\u2019s 17-year-old Gavi (\u00a349.9m) is the youngest.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, PSG\u2019s Gianluigi Donnarumma, who won the European Championship with Italy, is the most valuable goalkeeper at 41st in the rankings (\u00a362.9m).<\/p>\n<p>This season\u2019s Premier League and Champions League runners-up, Liverpool, are represented in the top 10 by\u00a0January signing\u00a0Luis Diaz (\u00a394m).<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona trio Pedri, Frenkie de Jong, who has been\u00a0linked with Manchester United, and Ferran Torres all feature in the top 10.<\/p>\n<p>England internationals Jadon Sancho (\u00a388.1m), Mason Mount (\u00a385.7m) and Bukayo Saka (\u00a385.6m) are ranked 13th, 14th and 15th respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Darwin Nunez, who has been\u00a0heavily linked with a move from Benfica,\u00a0has the highest valuation (\u00a359.9m) for players outside of Europe\u2019s top five leagues.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Top 10 most valuable players in world football (CIES Football Observatory)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Player<\/td>\n<td>Team<\/td>\n<td>Value<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kylian Mbappe<\/td>\n<td>Paris St-Germain<\/td>\n<td>\u00a3175.7m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vinicius Jr<\/td>\n<td>Real Madrid<\/td>\n<td>\u00a3158.3m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Erling Haaland<\/td>\n<td>Borussia Dortmund<\/td>\n<td>\u00a3130.4m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pedri<\/td>\n<td>Barcelona<\/td>\n<td>\u00a3115.4m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jude Bellingham<\/td>\n<td>Borussia Dortmund<\/td>\n<td>\u00a3114.2m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phil Foden<\/td>\n<td>Manchester City<\/td>\n<td>\u00a3105.9m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Frenkie de Jong<\/td>\n<td>Barcelona<\/td>\n<td>\u00a396.1m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Luis Diaz<\/td>\n<td>Liverpool<\/td>\n<td>\u00a394.0m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ruben Dias<\/td>\n<td>Manchester City<\/td>\n<td>\u00a393.6m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ferran Torres<\/td>\n<td>Barcelona<\/td>\n<td>\u00a393.5m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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