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Posted on: Friday, January 7, 2022 – 3:58 AM | Last update: Friday, January 7, 2022 – 4:10 am
The International Center for Studies issuedCIESA list of the most expensive football players in the world, at the beginning of 2022, using an economic approach that he developed, and did not depend on the value of the penalty clause in player contracts.
The “CIES” list of the world’s most expensive players witnessed great surprises, as the Brazilian Vinicius Junior, the Real Madrid winger, was topped by the great level he offers during the current season under the leadership of Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti.
The market value of Vinicius Junior amounted to 166 million euros, according to the International Center for Studies (CIES), followed by Englishman Phil Foden, Manchester City star, and Norwegian star Erling Haaland, the top scorer of the Borussia Dortmund team, in second and third place, respectively.
Vinicius, 21, scored 12 goals and assisted 9 others in 25 matches this season for the Spanish League and Champions League competitions.
While the French star, Kylian Mbappe, the French star of Paris Saint-Germain, was satisfied with the forty-eighth place, with a total of 71.5 million euros.
While the Egyptian star Mohamed Salah, Liverpool’s top scorer, ranked fifty-seventh, with 66.1 million euros.
While the list of the most expensive players, made up of 100 players, was devoid of stars, such as the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, the Manchester United striker, the Argentine Lionel Messi, the Paris Saint-Germain striker, the Polish Robert Lewandowski, the Bayern Munich striker, and others.
Here is the list of the most expensive players in the world, according to CIES:
Brazilian Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid) 166.4 million euros.
England’s Phil Foden (Manchester City) 152.6 million euros.
Norwegian Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) 142.5 million euros.
Englishman Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) 133.9 million euros.
German Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) 133 million euros.
Englishman Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) 130.1 million euros.
Canadian Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich) 122.3 million euros.
Portuguese Ruben Diaz (Manchester City) 120.5 million euros.
Spaniard Pedri (Barcelona) 118 million euros.
Dutchman Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) 115.2 million euros.
