The 2020 soccer season is almost over and power rankings of the most valuable players ahead of the summer market show the landscape of soccer is in the midst of change.
Here are some of the most expensive players in the world in 2020.
18. Sadio Mane Liverpool FC forward is worth 97 million pounds.
Mane has become a deadly force in his liverpool campaign since moving from southhampton. He played for Red Bull Salzburg from 2012 to 2014 and scored 31 goals in 63 caps. Mane played for Southampton from 2014 to 2016 and scored 21 goals in 67 appearances. He joined Liverpool in 2016 where he scored more than 50 goals in more than 100 games.
17. Juventus forward Paulo Dybala is worth 97 million pounds
Paulo Dybala is well-known to everyone reading this. He is one of the best forwards on the planet and a player that would add quality to every club in Europe. In his four seasons at Juventus, Dybala has won four Serie A titles, three Coppa Italia titles and reached the 2017 Champions League final
16. Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo is worth 90 million Pounds
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most famous soccer players on the planet, but his transfer valuation is declining rapidly due to age.
Time is still on the 35-year-old’s side, though, and he remains a model of consistency. He has helped Juve back to the top of the table this season, as they chase down a ninth successive Serie A crown. Title glory was enjoyed during his debut campaign in italy, but only 21 league goals were recorded by a five-time Ballon d’Or winner.
15. Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is worth 100million Pounds.
Manchester United signed Paul Pogba in a world record transfer in August 2016. The France International came through United’s academy and moved to Italian team Juventus. He finally rejoined United for £89m in the summer transfer window of 2016. Paul has had a tough time at manchester But since the move of Bruno Fernandez. He and Fernandez has been Tearing up the league.
14. Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez is worth 103 million pounds.
Saúl Ñíguez has been regarded as one of the best midfielders in Europe for some time now, having burst on to the scene with Los Colchoneros in the 2014/15 season, helping Diego Simeone’s men reach a second successive Champions League final. Ever since, the Spanish playmaker has been linked with big-money moves to some of Europe’s biggest clubs, including Barcelona and Chelsea, with Manchester United.
13. Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Kai Havertz is worth 103 million pounds.
Havertez joined Bayer in 2010 and progressed into the club’s first team in 2016. He made his debut against Werder Bremen, becoming Bayer’s youngest ever Bundesliga debutant. He then become the club’s youngest Bundesliga scorer, aged 16, by netting in a 3-3 draw with Wolfsburg in April He is a German Under-16 and Under-17 international.
12. Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante is worth 115 million pounds.
In the summer of 2015, having played only one season in Ligue 1, Kanté was scouted by Leicester City and completed his move to the club. During Leicester’s remarkable title win, Kanté was one of their key players and he was named in the PFA Team of the Season as a result. The following season he moved to Chelsea. In 2018, Kanté was part of the France side which won the FIFA World Cup.
11. Borussia Dortmund forward Jadon Sancho is worth 115 million pounds
After two years with the Citizens, Sancho joined European giants Borussia Dortmund for a fee reported to be £8million. Sancho was named Player of the Tournament at the Under-17 World Cup in May 2017. sancho is one of the most sort after player in European with Manchester United and Chelsea on the front line to get the winger.
10. Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling is worth 137 million pounds
After a drawn-out contract dispute with Liverpool in 2015, Sterling joined Manchester City for around £45million. Having made his England senior debut in November 2012, Sterling featured for his country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2016 UEFA European Championships and 2018 World Cup. sterling has scored 31 goals across all competiton this season.
9. FC Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele is worth 137 million pounds
Ousmane Dembélé, born 15 May 1997, is a French professional footballer who plays for Barcelona and the France national team. He scored on his first team debut for Rennes in November 2015 and went on to have a stunning debut season, netting 12 times which lead to Dortmund paying €20 million for the versatile forward. They reportedly pipped Liverpool and Bayern Munich to his signature.
8. Chelsea FC forward Eden Hazard is worth 171.5 million pounds.
Eden Hazard is a Belgian winger who plays for Real Madrid. After winning the Ligue 1 Player of the Year award for the 2011-12 season, Hazard moved to Chelsea, who had just won the Champions League, for a fee just over £30 million.
7. Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne is worth 171.5 million pounds.
De Bruyne struggled to break in to the first team under José Mourinho, eventually joining Wolfsburg in January 2014 for around £18million. Quickly becoming Wolfsburg’s best player, De Bruyne won the 2015 Footballer of the Year in Germany before transferring to Manchester City in August 2015 for £55million. Having made his debut for the Belgian senior team in 2010, De Bruyne featured for his country at both the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups and 2016 UEFA European Championships.
6. Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann is worth 160.5 million pounds
Antoine Griezmann signs for Barcelona in $135 million deal Antoine has improved in every area – fitness, tactical awareness, personality, aggression, intensity, ball recovery, attacking threat – and it’s all his own doing.” “Antoine is one of the best players in the world. He’s an intelligent, cunning and very talented footballer. He’s also really good in the air.
5. Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane is worth 171.5 million pounds
The striker joined Tottenham in 2008 before he impressed for their youth teams, scoring regularly in their under-16 sides. Between 2011 and 2013 Kane was loaned out around the English football league to four different clubs before he made his Tottenham first-team breakthrough at the start of the 2014-15 Premier League campaign.
4. Liverpool FC forward Mohamed Salah is worth 171.5 million pounds.
Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool he is considered to be one of the best players in the world. He is best known for his finishing, dribbling, and speed.
3. FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is worth 183 million pounds
Messi also dosen,t have age at his side but the Argentine forward does not look to be on the decline anytime soon.
2.Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar is worth 206 million pounds
Neymar is on a five-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain through June 2022 worth $350 million in salary. His transfer from Barcelona to PSG stands as the most expensive in the world at $263 million, which the French club paid in full ahead of his signing.
1. Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe is worth 229 million pounds.
Having won the Ligue 1 title with Monaco as well as the Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year and Golden Boy awards, he joined hometown club Paris Saint-Germain in August 2017 – initially on loan – becoming the second-most expensive player ever at an initial €145million. In 2018, Mbappé was part of the French side which won the FIFA World Cup in Russia, scoring in the 4-2 final win over Croatia, in doing so becoming the second teenager after Pelé to do so.
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