Finalist and top scorer of the 2022 World Cup, Frenchman Kylian Mbappé has further increased his value. According to the Transfermarkt specialist, the Paris Saint-Germain striker is now estimated at 180 million euros and is back ahead of Manchester City striker Erling Haaland.
Back in France without the coveted trophy, Kylian Mbappé still made an impression in Qatar. The Blues striker certainly lost in the final once morest Lionel Messi’s Argentina (3-3, 4-2 tab). But many observers consider him the best player of this 2022 World Cup. It must be said that the number 7 of the Paris Saint Germain often carried his selection with impressive statistics. Not counting his two assists, his eight goals make him the top scorer in the competition.
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His exploits might only influence the estimates of Transfermarkt who updated his values following the World Cup. Result, Kylian Mbappé, who was announced at 160 million euros, now costs 180 million euros according to the specialized site. This is the biggest increase on par with Argentine revelation Enzo Fernandez, who went from €35m to €55m. But above all, the Parisian once once more becomes the most expensive player ahead of Erling Haaland (170 million euros) who stole the show from him fifty days earlier. Of course, the absence of the Norwegian during this World Cup weighed.
Haaland doesn’t like comparisons
But above all, do not relay these amounts to the Cyborg, already annoyed by the comparisons with the Frenchman. ” I don’t like comparing myself to other playersreacted the Manchester City striker on Viaplay this week. I think you have to be yourself so I don’t like making comparisons or things like that. I think the media have been doing it with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for 10 years, and I think they pushed each other. This is something positive in my opinion. FC Barcelona once morest Real Madrid was the perfect rivalry. But I don’t think regarding that, honestly. However, it will be difficult to escape it.