Some of the greatest talents in world football have been unveiled in the latest 100 most valuable players list.
With the 2024/25 campaign heading into the run-in, the statistics hub have published their market values for the sport’s best players.
An myriad of quality features inside the top ten, whilst three of this season’s Champions League quarter-final clubs share the most MVP’s.
talkSPORT.com have looked at the numbers and detailed the results of the most valuable players and teams, according to Transfermarkt.
Top ten most valuable players
Sitting at the summit of the rankings is Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, who is valued at a whopping €200million [£167million].
The Norwegian has endured an underwhelming season by his world-class standards with 30 goals for City but still done enough to go top.
Vinicius Jr shares the same valuation, but Haaland has found himself in first because he is nine days younger.
Real Madrid’s Brazilian winger has reached 29 goal contributions in all competitions during the campaign to narrowly take second.
Next is Lamine Yamal on €180million [£151million] after he took his excellent Euro 2024 form with Spain into life at Barcelona.
La Masia’s latest breakthrough academy product has 13 goals and 18 assists for the season, a stunning return for the 17-year-old.
Joining on with the same valuation is Jude Bellingham as the 21-year-old continues to shine for Madrid.
With 12 goals and 11 assists from midfield, the England international remains one of the best rising talents across Europe and the world.
His teammate Kylian Mbappe ranks fifth with a value of €170million [£142million] with an increase of €10million [£8.4million].
The Frenchman has netted 32 goals during his debut season and could finally end his Champions League title wait with them in May.
Bukayo Saka is ranked sixth as he’s valued at €150million [£125million] despite missing a large chuck of action for Arsenal through injury.
Saka hasn’t played since December after suffering a hamstring issue but could return soon and add to his 23 goal contributions.
Florian Wirtz is the first of two Bundesliga talents to make it into the top ten amid his continued improvement with Bayer Leverkusen.
The 21-year-old, who is valued at €140million [£117million], has scored 15 goals and assisted another 13 in 39 appearances since August.
Jamal Musiala of Bayern Munich is level with his fellow German but at the age of 22, he takes eighth in the standings.
With 17 goals and six assists his current tally for the campaign, the former Chelsea academy talent is a huge hit in Europe.
In at ninth is Cole Palmer with a valuation of €130million [109million] despite a mixed second season with Chelsea.
Although he hasn’t scored since January, he has still reached 14 goals for the Blues this season alongside six assists.
The 22-year-old sneaks ahead of his former Manchester City co-star Phil Foden, who has fallen to €130million by €10million.
Foden is on 16 goal contributions in 39 outings, even after his and City’s surprising poor run of form earlier in the season.
Top ten most valuable players in the world
- Erling Haaland – 24 – Manchester City – €200million
- Vinicius Jr – 24 – Real Madrid – €200million
- Lamine Yamal – 17 – Barcelona – €180million
- Jude Bellingham – 21 – Real Madrid – €180million
- Kylian Mbappe – 26 – Real Madrid – €170million
- Bukayo Saka – 24 – Arsenal – €150million
- Florian Wirtz – 21 – Bayer Leverkusen – €140million
- Jamal Musiala – 22 – Bayern Munich – €140million
- Cole Palmer – 22 – Chelsea – €130million
- Phil Foden – 24 – Manchester City – €130million
Who has the most valuable talent?
Barcelona, Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain each have nine of the top 100 most valuable players across the world.
It’s Barca who take the crown as their squad is valued at €750million [£627million], which includes their aforementioned top ten sar Yamal.
Pedri is also amongst their talent with €120million [£100million] valuation, as is Raphinha on €80million [£67million]
Sitting just behind Barcelona in second thanks to a total squad value of €745million [£623million] are Arsenal.
Joining Saka in the top 100 is Declan Rice at €110million [£92million] as well as the €100million [£84million] Martin Odegaard.
PSG are third a valuation of €590million [£493million] despite none of their players making it into the top ten.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is their most valuable player on €80million [£67million] ahead of Ousmane Dembele with €75million [£63million].
City have the same number of players but are fifth with €790million [£660million] thanks to Haaland and Foden.
Ballon d’Or winner Rodri boosts their total with €130million, whilst Josko Gvardiol is worth €75million.
Liverpool are the final club with eight stars and valued at €585million [£489million], but also don’t have any representatives in the top ten.
Alexis Mac Allister has their leading valuation of €90million [75million] before Luis Diaz with €85million [£71million].
Madrid have, perhaps unsurprisingly, the highest squad value with a whopping €930million [£778million].
After Vinicius Jr, Bellingham and Mbappe, Federico Valverde boasts €130million and Rodrygo isn’t too far behind on €100million.
Ranked seventh on €395million [£330million] are Chelsea, whose Moises Caicedo is closest to Palmer on €80million.
Inter Milan are next with a squad value of €390million [£326million] and the €95million [£79million] Lautaro Martinez is their top star.
Bayern are ninth with a €360million [£301million] squad and have Harry Kane as their second-highest player on €90million.
The final club are RB Leipzig, who have €245million [£205million] in talent and Xavi Simons at the top on €70million [£59million].
Top ten teams with most players in MVP list
- Barcelona – Lamine Yamal, Pedri, Raphinha, Pau Cubarsi, Gavi, Alejandro Balde, Jules Kounde, Dani Olmo and Fermin Lopez – €750million
- Arsenal – Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard, William Saliba, Gabriel, Kai Havertz, Ethan Nwaneri, Gabriel Martinelli and Jurrien Timber – €745million
- Paris Saint-Germain – Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola, Joao Neves, Achraf Hakimi, Warren Zaire-Emery, Desire Doue, Vitinha and Nuno Mendes – €590million
- Manchester City – Erling Haaland, Phil Foden, Rodri, Josko Gvardiol, Omar Marmoush, Ruben Dias, Savinho and Jeremy Doku – €790million
- Liverpool – Alexis Mac Allister, Luis Diaz, Dominik Szoboszlai, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ryan Gravenberch, Cody Gakpo, Ibrahima Konate and Mohamed Salah – €585million
- Real Madrid – Vinicius Jr, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe, Federico Valverde, Rodrygo, Aurelien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga – €930million
- Chelsea – Cole Palmer, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Levi Colwill and Nicolas Jackson – €395million
- Inter Milan – Lautaro Martinez, Alessandro Bastoni, Nicolo Barella, Marcus Thuram and Federico Dimarco – €390million
- Bayern Munich – Jamal Musiala, Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Aleksandar Pavlovic – €360million
- RB Leipzig – Xavi Simons, Benjamin Sesko, Lois Openda and Castello Lukeba – €245million
