FIFA U20 World Cup: Who are the most valuable teenagers in the world?

Robin Bairner

Updated: 14 May 2023 01:42 CDT
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Jude Bellingham, Gavi, Malo Gusto — © ProShots

The FIFA Under-20 World Cup gets underway in Argentina on 20 May, and while the competition with showcases some of the brightest talents that the world has to offer, there will be many notable players unavailable.

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Among those who will miss out are stars from Manchester United and Chelsea.

Alejandro Garnacho of Man Utd is arguably the most high-profile star who will miss the competition, while Chelsea have blocked Lewis Hall and Malo Gusto from the tournament, which falls outside FIFA’s international windows, giving the opportunity for clubs to deny their players the opportunity to feature.

Another high-profile Englishman to miss out is Juventus’ Samuel Iling-Junior.

France, meanwhile, will be stripped of many of their best players, with Warren Zaire-Emery, Elye Wahi, Malo Gusto, Lucas Gourna-Douath, Eliesse Ben Seghir and Mathys Tel – nearly €100 million worth of talent.

The most valuable teenage footballers in the world

© ProShots - Jude Bellingham is a wanted man

Jude Bellingham of Borussia Dortmund stands clear along with Barcelona star Gavi as the most valuable teenager in the world at present.

Bellingham, who looks primed to move to Real Madrid in the summer, is valued by FootballTransfers’ algorithm at €100m, while Gavi at €96.3m

10 teenagers with the highest Estimated Transfer Value (ETV)

Name	Club	Value (€m)
Jude Bellingham	Dortmund	100
Gavi	Barcelona	96.3
Antonio Silva	Benfica	38.7
Youssoufa Moukoko	Dortmund	31.7
Lucas Gourna-Douath	Red Bull Salzburg	27.3
Malo Gusto	Chelsea	27.1
Wilfried Gnonto	Leeds	25.3
Momo Cho	Real Sociedad	24.2
Giorgio Scalvini	Atalanta	24.1
Angelo Gabriel	Santos	23.9

Beyond this pair, there is a large gap back to Benfica’s Antonio Tavares, who has seen his valuation quickly rise since the start of the year. In January, the centre-back was worth slightly under €10m but he is now rated closer to €40m.

Another Dortmund player in the form of striker Youssoufa Moukoko appears in the top five at €31.7m.