Transfer values updated: who are the most expensive players?

Neymar is by far the big-5 league player with the highest transfer value. The Brazilian prodigy outranks Lionel Messi and Paul Pogba. Data presented in issue number 172 of the Weekly Post is computed by means of the exclusive CIES Football Observatory transfer value algorithm.

Since 2012, the CIES Football Observatory research team has developed a unique approach to estimate on a scientific basis the transfer value of professional football players. The statistical model through which fair prices are calculated includes multiple variables on player performance (minutes, goals, etc.) and characteristics (age, contract, etc.), as well as data on employer clubs and potential recruiting ones.

The big-5 league player with the highest estimated transfer value is Neymar:">Lionel Messi (170.5 M €) and Paul Pogba (155.3 M €). Ten players have an estimated value of more than 100 M €. In the top 100 list are 42 players from the English Premier League.

The highest values per position were recorded for

Jan"> among goalkeepers (59.8 M €), Raphaël Varane among centre backs (64 M €),

Héctor"> among full backs (70.3 M €),

hdG9yeS5jb20vLVJhdGluZ3MtZW5nLT9jb2RlPTY1NjM0>Paul Pogba among central midfielders (155.3 M €),

Dele"> among attacking midfielders (110.5 M €) and

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