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Bling Ring: List of World’s Priciest Footballers Unveiled

CIES Football Observatory analysts have named England and Tottenham Hotspurs forward Harry Kane the world’s most expensive player from a transfer value standpoint.
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According to the CIES’s exclusive algorithm, Kane is currently worth €201.2 million ($268 million), ahead of Paris St-Germain’s Neymar estimated at €197.5 million ($263.8 million) and fellow St-Germaine player Kylian Mbappe at €186.5 ($246.2 million).

The list of top 100 big-5 league players is available on the portal’s website.

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The list also features Barcelona Lionel Messi, worth 184.2 million euros ($216 million), and Mohammed Salah from Liverpool estimated at 195.7 million euros ($229.3 million).

Real Madrid’s striker Cristiano Ronaldo is in 24th place at 103 million euros ($120.6 million).

CIES Football Observatory analysts use an exclusive algorithm to evaluate a player's worth, considering age, position, number of games played and goals scored, club and national team performance and championship categories.

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