CIES Football Observatory

8 Jun 2020 - The biannual list from the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) Football Observatory features footballers from top five European Leagues: the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, and Ligue 1.

CIES uses a number of variables to work out player values, including age, performance and economic factors.

WORLD MOST VALUABLE STARS
1) Kylian Mbappe (Paris St-Germain) - €259.2 million
2) Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) - €194.7 million
3) Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) - €179.1 million
4) Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool FC) - €171.1 million
5. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) - €152.3 million
6. Mohammed Salah (Liverpool FC) - €144.9 million
7. Sadio Mane (Liverpool FC) - €139.2 million
8. Antoine Griezmann (FC Barcelona) - €136.4 million
9. Alphonse Davies (Bayern München) - €133.5 million
10. Harry Kane (Tottenham) - €118.7 million
11) Roberto Firmino (Liverpool FC) - €118.5m
12) Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) - €115.0m
13) Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) - £113.1m
14) João Félix (Atlético Madrid) - €107.9m
15) Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) - €107.3m
16) Serge Gnabry (Bayern München) - €106.8m
17) Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) - €104.9m
18) Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus FC) - €104.7m
19) Mason Mount (Chelsea FC) - €102.5m
20) Frenkie de Jong (FC Barcelona) - €102.1m
21) Rodri Hernández (Manchester City) - €101.5m
22) Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) - €100.1m
23) Lautaro Martinez (Internazionale) - €98.9m
24) Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool FC) - €98.5m
25) Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético Madrid) - €97.7m
26) Richarlison de Andrade (Everton FC) - €97.6m
27) Joshua Kimmich (Bayern München) - £96.7m
28) Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen) - €94.7m
29) Andrew Robertson (Liverpool FC) - €94.2m
30) Romelu Lukaku (Internazionale) - €90.3m
31) Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) €90.3m
32) Marquinhos Aoás (Paris St-Germain) - €89.2m
33) Ederson Moraes (Manchester City) - €86.8m
34) Allison Becker (Liverpool FC) - €84.2m
35) Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) - €83.2m
36) Clément Lenglet (FC Barcelona) €82.9m
37) Neymar Júnior (Paris St-Germain) - €82.7m
38) Rodrygo Goes (Real Madrid) €81.4m
39) Fabián Ruiz (SSC Napoli) €81.0m
40) Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund) €79.0m
41) Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) - €78.2m
42) Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) - €77.9m
43) Kepa Arrizabalaga (Chelsea FC) - €76.4m
44) Benjamin Pavard (Bayern München) €76.2m
45) Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) €76.2m
46) Christian Pulišić (Chelsea) - €76.1m
47) Philippe Coutinho (Bayern München) €75.7m
48) Heung-Min Son (Tottenham Hotspur) €75.6m
49) Robert Lewandowski (Bayern München) €75.6m
50) Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus FC) €74.2m
70) Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) - €62.8m as the oldest player (35th years old) to make the top 100.
89) Paul Pogba (Manchester United) - €50.6m