Footballing World's most valued Eleven at present
Players in the football universe are rated on skills and their performances and based on that a valuation is imposed on them. The valuation of a player keeps fluctuating from time to time. Here are the most valuable players in the world according to their positions.
Keeeper
Gianluigi Donnarumma
Team - PSG
Market Value - 45 million Euros
One of the tallest and valued goalkeepers in the World is Italian international Gianluigi Donnarumma. He started at AC Milan coming on from the youth ranks and academy earlier, to later star for his hometown club and become a first-team individual. He later on left on the expiration of his contract to join French Super giants PSG. He was signed to provide competition to Keylor Navas and now is in the first eleven as an undisputed first choice.
Left Back
Alphonso Davies
Team - Bayern Munich
Market Value - 70 million Euros
The Canadian-born to Ghanaian parents, Alphonso Davies is the highest valued left back in the world. Started his career with the Vancouver Whitecaps as a left midfielder, he was bought by German giants Bayern Munich and was transformed into a left wing-back. Who would have thought his speed could be utilised so well as his trademark runs on the left with inch-perfect crosses help Bayern forward add so much more to their goal-scoring Accolades?
Centre Back
Jasko Gvardiol
Team - Manchester City
Market Value - 80 million Euros
The Croatian international came from the famous Dynamo Zagreb academy, rising from the youth ranks he was snatched by German giants RB Leipzig. After some stellar performances for the Redbull pended outfit, he left the club after two years to become the most expensive and valued defender in the world when English heavyweights Manchester City spent a whopping 90 million euros and not to forget he is just 21 years old.
Centre Back
Ruben Dias
Team - Manchester City
Market Value - 80 million Euros
Ruben Dias from Portugal is our second-only centre along with the Croatian who makes it to the most valuable 11 in the world. The tall centre-back started his career at Portugal stellar house SL Benfica, who are known to develop talents. After three full seasons with them, he left when Manchester City came calling and bought him for a staggering 65 million Euros. It’s been four years and he is still the first-choice centre-back for the English Champions.
Right back
Achraf Hakimi
Team - PSG
Market Value - 65 million Euros
Moroccan Talent is a Castilla product, specifically La Fabrica which is a talent factory for their upper authority Real Madrid. He wasn’t meant to be sold as he had a commendable stint at Borussia Dortmund, he eventually went to Inter Milan where he again performed well to earn a move to PSG the very next year and has played for them since, increasing his value to become the most valued right back in the world.
Left Midfield
Vinicius Junior
Team - Real Madrid
Market Value - 150 million Euros
The heir to the Brazilian team and an exceptional talent, Vinicius Jr had a tough start to his life for the Spanish super giants Real Madrid when he came from Flamengo, Brazil. The 18-year-old joined for a mouth-watering 46 million euros and had a price to satisfy. Starting pretty slow, the Brazilian has now caught up with the pace and polished his skills even more as he had been involved in 27 goals involvements only in the league in season 2021-2022 and 19 in 2022-2023.
Centre Midfielder
Pedri
Team - Barcelona
Market Value - 100 million Euros
Pedro Gonzalez Lopez is one of the biggest bargains in the history of football. Bought for a mere 5 million euros from Las Palmas, no one knew he could become so much valued in just a few years. He made a total of 34 appearances in his first full season in Las Palmas and then became a regular in FC Barcelona too soon after. At just 20 years old he is rated at around 100 million Euros and may add some more value to it with better performances in the coming meantime.
Centre Midfielder
Federico Valverde
Team - Real Madrid
Market Value - 100 million Euros
The Uruguayan was bought from Penarol for just 5 million Euros with interest from English clubs as well, Real Madrid won the race for his signature and sent him out on Los to Deportivo in the second division. Since coming on from their HR has been a regular in the team. The midfielder is known mostly for his shot power and the amount of stamina he has which makes him valuable too.
Right Midfielder
Bukayo Saka
Team - Arsenal
Market Value - 120 million Euros
The Hale end graduate is a part of the Arsenal squad, destined to achieve something big. With a lot of young players coming under Mikel Arteta to develop and do well. It was him who gave Bukayo the chance to show himself in the team. Starting as a left-back, the now right winger was given his real position where he could fulfil his potential which undoubtedly he is doing.
Forward
Kylian Mbappe
Team - PSG
Market value - 180 million Euros
The most valued player in the world alongside Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe is France's favourite kid, a player appreciated even by the President is Kylian Mbappe. A player so talented that the Prime Minister himself came to convince as to not leave the Les Parisians and stay more. The talented left winger who can also play as a centre forward is the most valued centre forward alongside his current competition Erling Haaland. Monaco FC graduate, he was a part of their side that flourished under Leonardo Jardim who reached the semi-finals of the Champions League some years back.
Forward
Erling Haaland
Team - Manchester City
Market Value - 180 million Euros
Former Manchester City player Alf-Inge Haaland’s son Erling Haaland is a record-breaker in the making. Only 23 years old, he has a lot of records to his name, thanks to his goal-scoring prolifics. The Norwegian is a part of the Norway side, developing some great players over a period of 10 years with him as one of them. From FC Molde under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to Redbull Salzburg and Borussia Dortmund he has had quite a journey to different countries and records to his name, the haired forward would be hoping to have his name written in the record books of Manchester City too. He and Kylian Mbappe are the most valued players in the world.
Cover Credits: PlanetFootball
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