Ronaldo, Benzema and the 15 highest-valued footballers over 30
Carlo Garganese
- Updated: 26 Apr 2022 11:09 BST
- 3 min read
The dreaded 30. It is an age where people start to realise that their most youthful days are now behind them and middle age is not far around the corner.
It is no different in football as it represents a milestone where an outfield player is expected to start to decline physically.
However, there are still plenty of world-class footballers over the age of 30. But who are the most highly-valued right now today?
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WHO ARE THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS IN THE WORLD?
According to our data, Bayern Munich goal machine Robert Lewandowski has the highest price tag of those aged 30 or over.
The Poland hitman shows no sign of slowing down at the age of 33 and has 48 goals in 43 games this season for Bayern Munich. His price tag is €49.8m.
Lewandowski's Bayern Munich teammate Thomas Muller is second at €45.9m after another stellar season in which he leads Europe for assists.
Lionel Messi had started the season as the highest-valued over-30 but has now dropped down to third after a disappointing campaign for PSG. He is valued at €41.7m.
Riyad Mahrez is in fourth at €40.6m after his best-ever goalscoring season for Man City, with Antoine Griezmann in fifth at €36.9m.
Euro 2020 winner Ciro Immobile has his critics at international level but there is no doubt about his performances for Lazio. The 32-year-old is third at €35.9m.
Next up is Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos (€31.1m) and Chelsea's N'Golo Kante (€30m).
Completing the top 10 are Georginio Wijnaldum (€29.8m) and Kyle Walker, the first Englishman on the list at €29.5m.
Karim Benzema just misses out on the top 10 as he is in joint-11th at €28.2m, together with his former Real Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo.
Man City's Ilkay Gundogan and Liverpool's Thiago are €25.8m, as Jordan Henderson completes the top 15 at €24.9m.
