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Transfer values: global top 100

Lamine Yamal continues to be the most expensive player in the world according to the CIES Football Observatory’s statistical model.

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07 enero 2026

Best non-big-5 league players born in 2006 or later

100 players worldwide born in 2006 or later who are not yet playing for a big-5 league club having performed best this year.
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27 diciembre 2025

Most physically robust outfield players

CIES ranks most physically robust outfield players: Júnior Alonso leads; Vanaken, Otamendi follow. Colombia leads overall stats.
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17 diciembre 2025

Rising values: highest expected increases

Discover the 169 players whose transfer value is projected to rise most over the next six months.
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10 diciembre 2025

Vertical play masters: best U23s

Jorne Spileers tops U23 progressive passers worldwide, followed by Huijsen and António Silva, with young standouts like Volden and Zaïre-Emery.
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03 diciembre 2025

Player trading champions: Eintracht at the top

The world’s smartest clubs on the transfer market since January 2021 in terms of the financial balance sheets of players recruited as professionals.
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26 noviembre 2025

2025 Migration Report highlights ongoing surge in International Transfers

FIBA/CIES 2025 report shows global basketball transfers surging to 13,555, setting new records in men’s and women’s moves.
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20 noviembre 2025

Best development leagues for young domestic players

The 522nd CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post ranks 50 top divisions worldwide according to the percentage of minutes played.
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19 noviembre 2025

Projected merit-based salary: Mbappé!

The 521st CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the 100 players in the world who should earn the highest salaries.
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12 noviembre 2025

Top valued teenagers: Yamal & co

The 520th CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the players who have not yet celebrated their 20th birthday with the highest transfer value.
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05 noviembre 2025

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Transfer values: global top 100

Best non-big-5 league players born in 2006 or later

Most physically robust outfield players

Rising values: highest expected increases

Vertical play masters: best U23s

Player trading champions: Eintracht at the top

2025 Migration Report highlights ongoing surge in International Transfers

Best development leagues for young domestic players

Projected merit-based salary: Mbappé!

Top valued teenagers: Yamal & co