Could you imagine that Cristiano Ronaldo is not even in the top five most expensive footballers in the world and that Bale is not in the top 10?
The research of the International Center for Sports Studies ρχεται is coming to change what you thought.
Since 2012, the International Center for Sport Studies has developed a unique way to calculate the monetary value of footballers.
The "formula" they use includes a variety of data, such as the player's performance, the number of goals scored, minutes played, age, his contract, but also some data of the team in which the player plays.
The top of the list is the υπό Catalan affair, as Neymar and Messi are the first two, with a value of 246,8 and 170,5 million euros, respectively. The third place also has a small surprise in store for us, as there is no Real Madrid player. Paul Pogba is in no. 3 with its value estimated at 155,3 million euros.
Globally, there are ten players with a value of over 100 million. Another interesting statistic is that 42 out of 100 footballers… make their living in the Premier League.
Top in value per position:
Goalkeeper: Jan Oblak - 59,8 million euros
Central defender: Rafael Varane - 64 million euros
Lateral: Hector Beyerin - 70,3 million euros
Average: Paul Pogba - 155,3 million euros
Offensive midfielder: Bamidel Del Ali - 110,5 million euros
Forward: Neymar - 246,8 million euros
Source: Sigmalive