ERLING HAALAND tops the list of the world’s most valuable footballers – while two England stars have also made it in the top five.
The 22-year-old Norwegian striker has enjoyed an incredible record-breaking first season at Manchester City in which he has scored 52 goals.
1Erling Haaland has been named the most valuable player on the planetCredit: Getty
The former Borussia Dortmund forward had already been crowned a Premier League champion before he helped his team defeat Manchester United 2-1 in the FA Cup Final at Wembley on Saturday.
It is only Inter Milan in the Champions League Final this weekend that stands in the way of him and the Cityzens claiming an historic Treble.
Now the boffins at the CIES Football Observatory have estimated that he is the MVP of world football, using figures such as age, performances and the remaining duration of contracts to work out players’ values.
Haaland, who is tied to City until 2027, tops the pile with a transfer value worth £210.8m.
He is closely followed by Real Madrid’s brilliant Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr, who is under contract until next summer, who has been valued at £168.9m.
Arsenal star Bukayo Saka, the 21-year-old who recently penned a new deal with the Gunners until 2027, comes third.
The England forward is valued at £168.5m while his Three Lions team-mate Jude Bellingham follows closely behind in fourth.
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The Dortmund ace, 19, looks set to make a move to Madrid over the summer and he has already began house hounting in Spain.
These latest findings claim that he is worth £163.6m while one of his potential new team-mates makes up the top five.
Real’s 22-year-old Brazilian winger Rodrygo is under contract at the Bernabeu until 2025.
And these latest calculations have him valued at a whopping £158.8m should anyone be keen in trying to prise him away from Spain.
Meanwhile, Man City’s homegrown ace Phil Foden comes in ninth at £143.5m – and that has deemed him more valuable than superstar Kylian Mbappe.
PSG’s French forward, who signed a new deal last summer to stay at Parc des Princes until 2024, just makes the top ten.
He is said to be worth £140.4m – although that could soon ramp up if Madrid finally end their long-running transfer chase and finally land him this summer.
Meanwhile, Manchester United’s highest valued player only comes in at 27th in the standings – and it is not top scorer Marcus Rashford.
Instead, it is Brazilian winger Antony, 23, who is under contract until 2028.
The boffins have calculated that the former Ajax ace is worth £74m – which is over £10m LESS than the Red Devils paid for him last summer.
