The 10 Italy footballers with the highest price tag

Martin Macdonald

• Updated: 24 Apr 2022 10:11 BST
• 2 min read

Nicolo Barella is the highest valued Italian player in football, but who else rivals him from his homeland?

FootballTransfers' transfer valuations are calculated in collaboration with SciSports, a world-leading football analytics agency that assesses the relative transfer valuations of over 60,000 professional footballers worldwide. SciSports use multiple data points including current and potential ability, contract length, form, age, and other crucial factors.

Barella has become a key player both for Italy and Inter and has enjoyed major success over the last 12 months, winning Serie A for the first time as well as the European Championship.

He is valued at €65 million.

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The second most valuable Italian is Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

After starring for Milan, he would eventually earn himself a lucrative free transfer to PSG, where he is competing for the number one jersey at the club with veteran stopper Keylor Navas, which is why his value has dropped slightly to €59m.

In third place is Manuel Locatelli at €49m. Locatelli has emerged as one of Italy's and Juventus' key players, since leaving Sassuolo.

Next up is Alessandro Bastoni, who is viewed as a future permanent captain of Inter. The central defender is valued at €43m.

Marco Verratti moved to Paris from Serie B side Pescara as a teenager in 2021 and has since established himself as one of the best central midfielders of his generation. The Euro 2020 winner is also valued at €43m

Ciro Immobile continues to be one of the best goalscoring forwards in Europe and his value of €36m despite being 31 highlights this.

Sandro Tonali has been likened to Andrea Pirlo, and his talents are reflected in his €35m value and his status as the sixth most valuable Italian.

Moise Kean, Lorenzo Pellegrini and Jorginho round out the top 10.

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