Dele Alli and Harry Kane are both individually worth more than Lionel Messi, according to a new CIES Football Observatory report.
Barcelona forward Neymar tops Europe with a staggering £186m projected price tag, followed by Alli (£137m), Kane (£135m) and Messi (£134m).
The research group calculates values by the performance of players and their clubs in Europe’s top five leagues, international status, contract, age and position.
Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann is the fifth-most expensive player at £132m, followed by Barcelona’s Luis Suarez on £124m.
The report suggests Manchester United’s £93.25m world-record signing Paul Pogba is now worth £119m and Chelsea’s Eden Hazard would cost potential suitors around £104m.
Other Premier League players in the top 20 include Kevin De Bruyne (£98m), Romelu Lukaku (£93m), Raheem Sterling (£87m), Alexis Sanchez (£85m) and Roberto Firmino (£75m).
Tottenham’s Eric Dier is also valued at £75m, ahead of Sergio Aguero, Diego Costa (both £74m) and team-mate Christian Eriksen (£73m), while new Manchester City signing Bernardo Silva (£71m) ranks above Leroy Sane (£66m) and John Stones (£63m).
Perhaps surprisingly, Manchester United forward Anthony Martial (£65m) is considered to be worth more than England international Marcus Rashford (£62m).
In context, Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale is a potential bargain at £59m, making the out-of-favour forward only the 43rd most expensive player in Europe – despite costing Los Blancos a then-world record £85m fee nearly four years ago.
Team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo is the oldest player to make the list at 32 years old, ranking No 11 at £99m and Monaco’s 18-year-old striker Kylian Mbappe is the youngest, with the Arsenal target ranking No 18 at £82m.
In total, 110 players based in the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 are valued above £35m.
Top 50 most expensive players
Player | Club | Value (£m) |
---|---|---|
Neymar | Barcelona | 186 |
Dele Alli | Tottenham | 137 |
Harry Kane | Tottenham | 135 |
Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 134 |
Antoine Griezmann | Atletico Madrid | 132 |
Luis Suarez | Barcelona | 124 |
Paul Pogba | Manchester United | 119 |
Gonzalo Higuain | Juventus | 106 |
Eden Hazard | Chelsea | 104 |
Paulo Dybala | Juventus | 102 |
Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 99 |
Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City | 98 |
Romelu Lukaku | Everton | 93 |
Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | 89 |
Raheem Sterling | Manchester City | 87 |
Yannick Carrasco | Atletico Madrid | 86 |
Alexis Sanchez | Arsenal | 85 |
Kylian Mbappe | Monaco | 82 |
Ousmane Dembele | Borussia Dortmund | 77 |
Roberto Firmino | Liverpool | 75 |
Eric Dier | Tottenham | 75 |
Sergio Aguero | Manchester City | 74 |
Diego Costa | Chelsea | 74 |
Edinson Cavani | PSG | 73 |
Christian Eriksen | Tottenham | 73 |
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Borussia Dortmund | 72 |
Bernardo Silva | Manchester City | 71 |
Toni Kroos | Real Madrid | 71 |
Koke | Atletico Madrid | 71 |
N’Golo Kante | Chelsea | 70 |
Saul Niguez | Atletico Madrid | 70 |
Lorenzo Insigne | Napoli | 67 |
Leroy Sane | Manchester City | 66 |
Anthony Martial | Manchester United | 65 |
Marc-Andre ter Stegen | Barcelona | 65 |
Andrea Belotti | Torino | 64 |
John Stones | Manchester City | 63 |
Philippe Coutinho | Liverpool | 63 |
Marcus Rashford | Manchester United | 62 |
Mohammed Salah | Roma | 60 |
Samuel Umtiti | Barcelona | 59 |
Thibaut Courtois | Chelsea | 59 |
Gareth Bale | Real Madrid | 59 |
Jan Oblak | Atletico Madrid | 58 |
Mauro Icardi | Inter Milan | 58 |
Timo Werner | RB Leipzig | 57 |
Sadio Mane | Liverpool | 56 |
Thomas Lemar | Monaco | 55 |
Ivan Rakitic | Barcelona | 55 |
Heung-min Son | Tottenham | 54 |