The 50 most valuable soccer players in world
Just like rules, transfer records were made to be broken. As certain soccer leagues grow more and more lucrative, player values continue to skyrocket. Using data from the CIES Football Observatory, France Football has put together a list of the world's most valuable players. The price tag on some of these players might be astronomical (the market value of No. 1 is €250M!) -- but there's no denying that these players would be welcomed to any squad.
Note: Ages listed current as of Dec. 8, 2016
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50. Marcus Rashford, Manchester United
Age: 19
Value: €42M
T-48. Kalidou Koulibaly, Napoli
Age: 25
Value: €42M
T-48. Edinson Cavani, Paris St. Germain
Age: 29
Value: €43M
T-46. David Alaba, Bayern Munich
Age:24
Value: €44
T-46. Alexandre Lacazette
Age: 25
Value: €44
T-43. Karim Benzema, Real Madrid
Age:28
Value: €45M
T-43. John Stones, Manchester City
Age: 22
Value: €45M
T-43. Jerome Boateng, Bayern Munich
Age: 28
Value: €45M
42. Marquinhos, Paris St. Germain
Age: 22
Value: €47M
T-39. Sadio Mane, Liverpool
Age: 24
Value: €49M
T-39. Romelu Lukaku, Everton
Age: 23
Value: €48M
T-39. Aymeric Laporte, Athletic Bilbao
Age: 22
Value: €48M
T-37. James Rodriguez, Real Madrid
Age:25
Value: €49M
T-37. Isco, Real Madrid
Age: 24
Value: €49
T-30. Thibaut Courtois, Chelsea
Age: 24
Value: €50M
T-30. Raphael Varane, Real Madrid
Age: 23
Value: €50M
T-30. N'Golo Kante, Chelsea
Age: 25
Value: €50M
T-30. Leonardo Bonucci, Juventus
Age: 29
Value: €50
T-30. Ivan Rakitic, Barcelona
Age: 28
Value: €50M
T-30. Gianluigi Donnarumma
Age: 17
Value: €50M
T-30. Diego Costa, Chelsea
Age: 28
Value: €50M
29. Anthony Martial
Age: 21
Value: €53M
28. Manuel Neuer, Bayern Munich
Age: 30
Value: €54M
T-26. Raheem Sterling, Manchester City
Age: 22
Value: €55M
T-26. Mesut Ozil, Arsenal
Age: 28
Value: €55M
25. Koke, Atletico Madrid
Age: 24
Value: €56M
24. David de Gea
Age: 26
Value: €58M
T-21. Sergio Busquets
Age: 28
Value: €60M
T-21. Mauro Icardi, Inter Milan
Age:23
Value: €60M
T-21. Alvaro Morata, Real Madrid
Age: 24
Value: €60M
T-19. Toni Kroos, Real Madrid
Age: 26
Value: €62
T-19. Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotspur
Age: 23
Value: €62M
18. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Age: 27
Value: €68M
17. Alexis Sanchez, Arsenal
Age: 27
Value: €69M
16. Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City
Age: 25
Value: €70M
T-14. Paulo Dybala, Juventus
Age: 23
Value: €72M
T-14. Marco Verratti, Paris St. Germain
Age: 24
Value: €72M
T-12. Phillippe Coutinho, Liverpool
Age: 24
Value: €75M
T-12. Eden Hazard, Chelsea
Age: 25
Value: €75M
11. Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich
Age: 28
Value: €80M
10. Thomas Muller, Bayern Munich
Age: 27
Value: €82M
9. Gonzalo Higuain, Juventus
Age: 28
Value: €85M
8. Sergio Aguero, Manchester City
Age: 28
Value: €88M
7. Luis Suarez, Barcelona
Age: 29
Value: €95M
6. Gareth Bale, Real Madrid
Age: 27
Value: €110M
5. Paul Pogba, Manchester United
Age: 23
Value: €125M
4. Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid
Age: 31
Value: €130M
3. Antoine Griezmann, Atletico Madrid
Age: 25
Value: €135M
2. Lionel Messi, Barcelona
Age: 29
Value: €190M
1. Neymar, Barcelona
Age: 24
Value: €250M