€45m to €180m
100 most valuable players: Haaland & Mbappé at the top - Premier League dominant
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A market value of at least €45 million is necessary to be counted among the 100 most valuable players on the planet. As of September 2023, 110 players meet that benchmark, and 55 play in the Premier League. The other half is spread across LaLiga (18 players), the Bundesliga (12), Ligue 1 (12), Serie A (9), Liga Portugal (2), and the Saudi Pro League (2).
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100 Jadon Sancho – Man United – Market value: €45m
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99 Sven Botman – Newcastle – Market value: €45m
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98 Amadou Onana – Everton – Market value: €45m
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97 Rasmus Højlund – Man United – Market value: €45m
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96 António Silva – Benfica – Market value: €45m
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95 Richarlison – Tottenham – Market value: €48m
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94 Heung-min Son – Tottenham – Market value: €50m
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93 João Cancelo – Barça – Market value: €50m
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92 Milan Skriniar – PSG – Market value: €50m
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91 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic – Al-Hilal – Market value: €50m
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90 Mikel Merino – Real Sociedad – Market value: €50m
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89 Diogo Jota – Liverpool – Market value: €50m
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88 Lisandro Martínez – Man United – Market value: €50m
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87 Moussa Diaby – Aston Villa – Market value: €50m
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86 Sandro Tonali – Newcastle – Market value: €50m
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85 Dejan Kulusevski – Tottenham – Market value: €50m
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84 João Félix – Barça – Market value: €50m
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83 Dominik Szoboszlai – Liverpool – Market value: €50m
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82 Manuel Ugarte – PSG – Market value: €50m
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81 Raheem Sterling – Chelsea – Market value: €55m
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80 Serge Gnabry – FC Bayern – Market value: €55m
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79 Ben White – Arsenal – Market value: €55m
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78 Gabriel Magalhães – Arsenal – Market value: €55m
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77 Kai Havertz – Arsenal – Market value: €55m
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76 Cody Gakpo – Liverpool – Market value: €55m
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75 Mykhaylo Mudryk – Chelsea – Market value: €50m
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74 Gonçalo Ramos – PSG – Market value: €50m
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73 Wesley Fofana – Chelsea – Market value: €55m
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72 Alejandro Balde – Barça – Market value: €50m
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71 Neymar – Al-Hilal – Market value: €60m
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70 Ousmane Dembélé – PSG – Market value: €60m
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69 James Maddison – Tottenham – Market value: €60m
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68 Raphinha – Barça – Market value: €60m
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67 Min-jae Kim – Bayern – Market value: €60m
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66 Theo Hernández – AC Milan – Market value: €60m
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65 Dayot Upamecano – Bayern – Market value: €60m
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64 Alessandro Bastoni – Inter – Market value: €60m
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63 Mason Mount – Man United – Market value: €60m
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62 Cristian Romero – Tottenham – Market value: €60m
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61 Jules Koundé – Barça – Market value: €60m
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60 Jonathan David – Lille – Market value: €60m
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59 Julián Álvarez – Man City – Market value: €60m
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58 Antony – Man United – Market value: €60m
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57 Mohamed Salah – Liverpool – Market value: €65m
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56 Marquinhos – PSG – Market value: €65m
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55 Leroy Sané – FC Bayern – Market value: €65m
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54 Kingsley Coman – FC Bayern – Market value: €65m
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53 Trent Alexander-Arnold – Liverpool – Market value: €65m
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52 Achraf Hakimi – PSG – Market value: €65m
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51 Alexis Mac Allister – Liverpool – Market value: €65m
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50 Darwin Núñez – Liverpool – Market value: €65m
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49 Reece James – Chelsea – Market value: €65m
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48 William Saliba – Arsenal – Market value: €65m
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47 Nuno Mendes – PSG – Market value: €65m
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46 Kevin De Bruyne – Man City – Market value: €70m
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45 Éder Militão – Real Madrid – Market value: €70m
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44 Bruno Guimarães – Newcastle – Market value: €70m
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43 Alexander Isak – Newcastle – Market value: €70m
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42 Ronald Araújo – Barça – Market value: €70m
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41 Dusan Vlahovic – Juventus – Market value: €70m
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40 Alphonso Davies – Bayern – Market value: €70m
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39 Bruno Fernandes – Man United – Market value: €75m
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38 Jack Grealish – Man City – Market value: €75m
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37 Joshua Kimmich – Bayern – Market value: €75m
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36 Nicolò Barella – Inter – Market value: €75m
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35 Frenkie de Jong – Barça – Market value: €75m
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34 Gabriel Jesus – Arsenal – Market value: €75m
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33 Luis Díaz – Liverpool – Market value: €75m
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32 Matthijs de Ligt – Bayern – Market value: €75m
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31 Josko Gvardiol – Man City – Market value: €75m
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30 Moisés Caicedo – Chelsea – Market value: €75m
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29 Bernardo Silva – Man City – Market value: €80m
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28 Rúben Dias – Man City – Market value: €80m
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27 Marcus Rashford – Man United – Market value: €80m
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26 Christopher Nkunku – Chelsea – Market value: €80m
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25 Randal Kolo Muani – PSG – Market value: €80m
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24 Enzo Fernández – Chelsea – Market value: €80m
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23 Gabriel Martinelli – Arsenal – Market value: €80m
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22 Lautaro Martínez – Inter – Market value: €85m
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21 Aurélien Tchouameni – Real Madrid – Market value: €85m
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20 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia – Napoli – Market value: €85m
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19 Florian Wirtz – Bayer Leverkusen – Market value: €85m
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18 Eduardo Camavinga – Real Madrid – Market value: €85m
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17 Harry Kane – Bayern – Market value: €90m
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16 Rodri – Man City – Market value: €90m
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15 Martin Ødegaard – Arsenal – Market value: €90m
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14 Rafael Leão – AC Milan – Market value: €90m
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13 Declan Rice – Arsenal – Market value: €90m
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12 Gavi – Barça – Market value: €90m
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11 Federico Valverde – Real Madrid – Market value: €100m
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10 Rodrygo – Real Madrid – Market value: €100m
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9 Pedri – Barça – Market value: €100m
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8 Phil Foden – Man City – Market value: €110m
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7 Jamal Musiala – Bayern – Market value: €110m
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6 Victor Osimhen – Napoli – Market value: €120m
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5 Bukayo Saka – Arsenal – Market value: €120m
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4 Jude Bellingham – Real Madrid – Market value: €120m
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3 Vinicius Junior – Real Madrid – Market value: €150m
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2 Kylian Mbappé – PSG – Market value: €180m
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1 Erling Haaland – Man City – Market value: €180m
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The oldest among the 110 most valuable players is Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne, who is 32 and has a market value of €70m, enough to share the 40th place. Altogether, six players aged 30 or older are in the ranking, and only three teenagers: Barca stars Gavi and Alejandro Balde plus Benfica defender António Silva—all three are 19.
Erling Haaland remains the most valuable player in the Premier League with a market value of €180m. The 23-year-old Man City striker is also the most valuable player on the planet, together with PSG star Kylian Mbappé. Haaland, in fact, is one of three players in the Premier League with a market value of €100m or more. The other two players are Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka (€120m) and Haaland’s teammate Phil Foden (€110m).
Haaland and Mbappé at the top - Real Madrid and Man City dominate €100m club
The most dominant team in the Premier League, Man City, are also the only English club with more than one player with a market value of €100m or more. The only other club with multiple players with a market value of €100m or more is Real Madrid. The Spanish giants have four players under contract with a market value of €100m or more (overview).
Messi, Haaland & Co. - The 100 most valuable footballers in the world (2022)
101 Lionel Messi – PSG – Market value: €50m
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100 Virgil van Dijk – Liverpool – Market value: €50m
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99 Casemiro – Man United – Market value: €50m
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98 Alisson – Liverpool – Market value: €50m
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97 Marco Verratti – PSG – Market value: €50m
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96 Lucas Hernández – FC Bayern – Market value: €50m
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95 Mikel Merino – Real Sociedad – Market value: €50m
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94 Raphinha – Barcelona – Market value: €50m
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93 Pau Torres – Villarreal – Market value: €50m
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92 Richarlison – Tottenham – Market value: €50m
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91 Frenkie de Jong - Barcelona - Market value: €50m
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90 Fikayo Tomori – AC Milan – Market value: €50m
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89 Lisandro Martínez – Man United – Market value: €50m
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88 Dayot Upamecano – FC Bayern – Market value: €50m
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87 Gianluigi Donnarumma – PSG – Market value: €50m
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86 Moussa Diaby – Leverkusen – Market value: €50m
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85 Alexander Isak – Newcastle – Market value: €50m
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84 João Félix – Atlético – Market value: €50m
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83 Dejan Kulusevski – Tottenham – Market value: €50m
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82 Sandro Tonali – AC Milan – Market value: €50m
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81 William Saliba – Arsenal – Market value: €50m
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80 Ansu Fati – Barcelona – Market value: €50m
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79 Eduardo Camavinga – Real Madrid – Market value: €50m
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78 David Alaba – Real Madrid – Market value: €55m
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77 Romelu Lukaku – Inter Milan – Market value: €55m
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76 Fabinho – Liverpool – Market value: €55m
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75 Andrew Robertson – Liverpool – Market value: €55m
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74 James Maddison - Leicester – Market value: €55m
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73 Diogo Jota – Liverpool – Market value: €55m
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72 Theo Hernández – AC Milan – Market value: €55m
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71 Marcus Rashford - Man United - Market value: €55m
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70 Cristian Romero – Tottenham – Market value: €55m
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69 Marc Cucurella – Chelsea – Market value: €55m
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68 Alessandro Bastoni - Inter Milan - Market value: €55m
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67 Sadio Mané – FC Bayern – Market value: €60m
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66 Thibaut Courtois – Real Madrid – Market value: €60m
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65 Milan Skriniar – Inter Milan – Market value: €60m
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64 Sergej Milinković-Savić – Lazio – Market value: €60m
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63 Kingsley Coman – FC Bayern – Market value: €60m
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62 Mikel Oyarzabal - Real Sociedad - Market value: €60m
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61 Ousmane Dembélé – Barcelona – Market value: €60m
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60 Federico Chiesa – Juventus – Market value: €60m
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59 Bruno Guimarães – Newcastle – Market value: €60m
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58 Éder Militão - Real Madrid - Market value: €60m
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57 Jules Koundé - Barcelona - Market value: €60m
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56 Martin Ødegaard – Arsenal – Market value: €60m
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55 Ronald Araújo - Barcelona - Market value: €60m
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54 Jadon Sancho – Man United – Market value: €60m
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53 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia – Napoli – Market value: €60m
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523 Gabriel Martinelli - Arsenal – Market value: €60m
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51 Josko Gvardiol – RB Leipzig – Market value: €60m
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50 Nuno Mendes – PSG – Market value: €60m
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49 Leon Goretzka – FC Bayern – Market value: €65m
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48 Serge Gnabry – FC Bayern – Market value: €65m
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47 Achraf Hakimi – PSG – Market value: €65m
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46 Wesley Fofana – Chelsea – Market value: €65m
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45 Heung-Min Son – Tottenham – Market value: €70m
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44 Marquinhos – PSG – Market value: €70m
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43 João Cancelo – Man City – Market value: €70m
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42 Raheem Sterling – Chelsea – Market value: €70m
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41 Jack Grealish – Man City – Market value: €70m
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40 Leroy Sané – FC Bayern – Market value: €70m
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39 Nicolò Barella – Inter Milan – Market value: €70m
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38 Trent Alexander-Arnold - Liverpool - Market value: €70m
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37 Victor Osimhen – Napoli – Market value: €70m
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36 Kai Havertz – Chelsea – Market value: €70m
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35 Darwin Núñez – Liverpool – Market value: €70m
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34 Matthijs de Ligt – FC Bayern – Market value: €70m
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33 Reece James – Chelsea – Market value: €70m
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32 Alphonso Davies – FC Bayern – Market value: €70m
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31 Florian Wirtz – Leverkusen – Market value: €70m
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30 Neymar – PSG – Market value: €75m
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29 Bruno Fernandes – Man United – Market value: €75m
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28 Luis Díaz – Liverpool – Market value: €75m
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27 Gabriel Jesus – Arsenal – Market value: €75m
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26 Rúben Dias – Man City – Market value: €75m
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25 Lautaro Martínez – Inter Milan – Market value: €75m
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24 Mason Mount – Chelsea – Market value: €75m
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23 Antony – Man United – Market value: €75m
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22 Kevin De Bruyne – Man City – Market value: €80m
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21 Mohamed Salah - Liverpool - Market value: €80m
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20 Bernardo Silva – Man City – Market value: €80m
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19 Joshua Kimmich – FC Bayern – Market value: €80m
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18 Rodri – Man City – Market value: €80m
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17 Christopher Nkunku – RB Leipzig – Market value: €80m
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16 Declan Rice – West Ham – Market value: €80m
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15 Aurélien Tchouameni – Real Madrid – Market value: €80m
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14 Dušan Vlahović – Juventus – Market value: €80m
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13 Rodrygo – Real Madrid – Market value: €80m
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12 Rafael Leão – AC Milan – Market value: €85m
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11 Harry Kane – Tottenham – Market value: €90m
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10 Bukayo Saka – Arsenal – Market value: €90m
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9 Gavi – Barcelona – Market value: €90m
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8 Federico Valverde – Real Madrid – Market value: €100m
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7 Pedri – Barcelona – Market value: €100m
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6 Jamal Musiala – FC Bayern – Market value: €100m
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5 Jude Bellingham – BVB – Market value: €100m
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4 Phil Foden – Man City – Market value: €110m
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3 Vinicius Junior - Real Madrid - Market value: €120m
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2 Kylian Mbappé – PSG – Market value: €160m
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1 Erling Haaland – Man City – Market value: €170m
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In September 2022, players needed a market value of €50m or more to be part of the top 100. It was also the last time Lionel Messi was part of the ranking. The Inter Miami CF star was playing for PSG at the time. At the top were just three players with a market value of €100m or more: Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid), Haaland, and Mbappé. Today, 11 players have a market value of €100m or more. But that might change soon. All of Europe’s top leagues will receive new market value in October, and that will bring change to the top 100.