In this article, Sports Buddy takes a look at the latest list of the most valuable footballers in the world revealed by CIES.
The newly released list was dominated by England national team players, with Real Madrid ace Jude Bellingham topping the list, valued at £237 million.
Bellingham will face intense scrutiny when he takes the field at Wembley on Saturday for the Champions League Final.
The 20-year-old midfielder is sure to be the centre of attention for English supporters in the much anticipated UCL final against his former club Borussia Dortmund.
After an incredible first season at the Bernabeu, the Real Madrid star has seen his worth soar—nearly tripled in only a year after his £88 million summer transfer from Dortmund, Wembley’s opponents, according to the Swiss-based CIES Football Observatory.
CIES takes into account factors like “age, length of contract, minutes and starting minutes, competition level, results, the economic strength of the player’s club and league, potential buyers and inflation” to arrive at the open market valuation.
More than 5,500 paid transfer deals have been examined by statisticians to help them create the most recent ranking of the world’s most valuable footballers.
Bellingham is joined in the top six by two more of his Three Lions teammates, providing England manager Gareth Southgate with a boost ahead of Euro 2024.
According to CIES experts, Phil Foden’s current net worth is £174 million, while Bukayo Saka’s is £166 million, as reported by The Sun.
Top 1o Most Valuable footballers list with their stats in 2023-2024 season
Below are the statistics for the players on the latest most valuable footballers list according to transfer market:
Florian Wirtz: £114 million
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Games (starts): 49 (39)
Minutes: 3475′
Goals and assists: 18 & 20
Minutes/Goal contribution: 92′
Trophy: Bundesliga, DFB Pokal
Martin Odegaard: £115million
Position: Midfielder
Games (starts): 48 (45)
Minutes: 4053′
Goals and assists: 11 & 11
Minutes/Goal contribution: 184′
Trophy: Community Shield
Lamine Yamal: £120 million
Position: Right Winger
Games (starts): 50 (30)
Minutes: 2955′
Goals and assists: 7 & 10
Minutes/Goal contribution: 174′
Trophy: Nil
Julian Alvarez: £143 million
Position: Centre-Forward
Games (starts): 54 (38)
Minutes: 3479′
Goals and assists: 19 & 13
Minutes/Goal contribution: 109′
Trophy: Fifa Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, English Premier League
Bukayo Saka: £166 million
Position: Right winger
Games (starts): 47 (46)
Minutes: 3865′
Goals and assists: 20 & 14
Minutes/Goal contribution: 114′
Trophy: Community Shield
Phil Foden: £173 million
Position: Right winger/attackingmidfielder
Games (starts): 53 (48)
Minutes: 4274′
Goals and assists: 27 & 12
Minutes/Goal contribution: 110′
Trophy: Fifa Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, English Premier League
Rodrygo: £188 million
Position: Right winger
Games (starts): 50 (42)
Minutes: 3616′
Goals and assists: 17 & 9
Minutes/Goal contribution: 139′
Trophy: Super Copa, Spanish La Liga, and also in the Champions League final
Vinicius Jnr.: £205 million
Position: Left winger
Games (starts): 38 (34)
Minutes: 2994′
Goals and assists: 23 & 11
Minutes/Goal contribution: 88′
Trophy: Super Copa, Spanish La Liga, and also in the Champions League final
Erling Haaland: £217 million
Position: Centre-Forward
Games (starts): 45 (43)
Minutes: 3745′
Goals and assists: 38 & 6
Minutes/Goal contribution: 85′
Trophy: Fifa Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, English Premier League
Jude Bellingham.: £237 million
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Games (starts): 41 (40)
Minutes: 3559′
Goals and assists: 23 & 12
Minutes/Goal contribution: 102′
Trophy: Super Copa, Spanish La Liga, and also in the Champions League final
Who should have made it to the top 10?
Cole Palmer of Chelsea is barely outside the top 10, coming in at number 12 with a £108 million valuation, more than double his worth since joining Chelsea.
Check out Palmer’s impressive statistics:
Cole Palmer: £108 million
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Games (starts): 48 (41)
Minutes: 3734′
Goals and assists: 27 & 15
Minutes/Goal contribution: 89′
Trophy: UEFA Super Cup
Using the above statistics, do you think Cole Palmer should have been valuated at a higher price? Who do you suggest he should displace on CIES’ top list of Most Valuable Footballers?
