The CIES Football Observatory has calculated their annual market values of players in the five major European leagues for 2018.
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Neymar is valued at €213m which suggest that PSG's €222m was not too much over the odds while Barcelona legend Messi €202.2m despite turning 30 last year is second behind mneymar and Harry Kane €194.7m completes the top three on the list of 100 players.
English Premier League produced Five players who are in the top ten: Harry Kane (2nd), Dele Alli (6th), Kevin de Bruyne (7th), Romelu Lukaku (8th) and Paul Pogba (10th). FC Barcelona’s goalkeepers Marc-André ter Stegen (€96m) and Samuel Umtiti (€101m) were estimated the highest defenders. However, Italy was not left behind as Paulo Dybala (€175m) heads the Serie A rankings, while Bayer Munchen's forward Robert Lewandowski (€107m) has the greatest figure for German Bundesliga players.
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Ronaldo was deemed to be worth €80.4m by the study and is all the way down in 49th.
Below are the top 50 players in the list, visit CIES website for the remaining last 50
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![50 Most Valuable footballers CIES 2018]()
![50 Most Valuable footballers CIES 2018]()
![50 Most Valuable footballers CIES 2018]()
![50 Most Valuable footballers CIES 2018]()
CIES criteria for valuation
The valuation considers some key criteria such as age, position, contract duration, performance, international status, etc.
Neymar is valued at €213m which suggest that PSG's €222m was not too much over the odds while Barcelona legend Messi €202.2m despite turning 30 last year is second behind mneymar and Harry Kane €194.7m completes the top three on the list of 100 players.
English Premier League produced Five players who are in the top ten: Harry Kane (2nd), Dele Alli (6th), Kevin de Bruyne (7th), Romelu Lukaku (8th) and Paul Pogba (10th). FC Barcelona’s goalkeepers Marc-André ter Stegen (€96m) and Samuel Umtiti (€101m) were estimated the highest defenders. However, Italy was not left behind as Paulo Dybala (€175m) heads the Serie A rankings, while Bayer Munchen's forward Robert Lewandowski (€107m) has the greatest figure for German Bundesliga players.
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Cristiano Ronaldo who recently claimed his fifth Ballon d'Or following an incredible end to the 2017/18 campaign. The 32-year-old Portuguese forward was 7th on the CIES list in 2017 but - possibly because of his dismal start to the season - has tumbled down the list this year.
Ronaldo was deemed to be worth €80.4m by the study and is all the way down in 49th.
Below are the top 50 players in the list, visit CIES website for the remaining last 50
