The Football Observatory has unveiled the ranking of the most expensive players brought to participate in the 2022 World Cup on the transfer market. Paris Saint-Germain and France striker Kylian Mbappé is in third place behind Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior.
Who are the most expensive players at the 2022 World Cup? On Wednesday, the Football Observatory published the ranking of Qatari World Cup stars with the highest market value. With Manchester City striker Erling Haaland absent and Norway not qualifying for the competition, top spot goes to Jude Bellingham. According to CIES, the young Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder is worth €202m. According to information given by the newspaper Picturethe Borussen intend to claim around 150 million euros for the ex-member of Birmingham City, notably targeted by Real Madrid and Liverpool.
9 players over 100 million
Jude Bellingham is a short header ahead of Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior. The Real Madrid and Seleçao star’s value is estimated at 201 million euros. The podium is completed by Kylian Mbappé. According to the Football Observatory, the center forward of Paris Saint-Germain and the France team is worth 185 million euros. Coveted by Liverpool, the 2018 world champion will not lack suitors in the coming months. The Spaniard Pedri (158 million euros), the German Jamal Musiala (151 million euros), the Uruguayan Federico Valverde (123 million euros) follow in the Top 10 of the most expensive players of the World Cup. euros), the Portuguese Ruben Dias (118 million euros), the Dutchman Frenkie de Jong (110 million euros), the Croatian Josko Gvardiol (110 million euros) and the Argentinian Lautaro Martinez (99 million euros). euros). That is nine players who exceed the symbolic bar of 100 million euros.
The CIES also published the ranking of nations according to the market value of each squad, dominated by England ahead of Brazil and France.
