The 10 highest valued players in the world

Carlo Garganese

• 1 Jan 2024 15:34 GMT
• 3 min read

Erling Haaland continues to lead the way as the most valuable footballer in the world ahead of Kylian Mbappe.

The Norwegian has picked up where he left off after a 52-goal season for Manchester City in his debut campaign at the club. The goalscoring machine is once again scoring goals for fun, which has seen his Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) on our Player Valuation Model rocket to €144.2 million.

PSG and France superstar Kylian Mbappe was the world's most valuable player for a long time, but Haaland's outrageous goalscoring record - which saw him fire Man City to a historic treble last term - has now seen him better the Frenchman's ETV of €136m. Mbappe's valuation is also impacted by his expiring contract.

After his €103m move to Real Madrid and an incredible start to life in Spain, Jude Bellingham is the third most valuable player in world football. The young Englishman's value has exploded in recent times, jumping from €100m to €120m over the summer and now up to €132.5m.

Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka round out the top five, with the Bayern man valued at €106.5m and the Arsenal ace at €103.5m.

Arsenal have another representative in the top 10 in the form of Declan Rice, valued at €89.2m - which is the eighth highest ETV of any player in world football. The Englishman is behind Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr (€101.5m) and Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala (€93.7m).

Gavi has the ninth-highest ETV at €85.9m, while Moises Caicedo breaks into the top 10 for the first time courtesy of his €85.8m valuation.

The 10 most valuable football players in the world

How the values are calculated

Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) explained

Our Player Valuation Model calculates an Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) for more than 240.000 players in the world.

Read more here.

Our Player Valuation Model calculates an Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) for more than 240.000 players in the world. It uses information on the player's skill, potential, performance, contract duration, position and other statistics to estimate an accurate ETV.

Read more here.

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