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After the update of the Transfermarkt market values in the last weeks of 2025, another authoritative snapshot of world football arrives.
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The CIES Football Observatory has indeed published the new ranking of the most valuable footballers in the world, based on an economic estimate that takes into account age, performance, contract, and potential.
🇮🇹 TWO "ITALIANS" IN THE TOP 20
In the Top 20, there are also two representatives from Serie A, while the most represented club is Real Madrid, managing to place three players in the top ten.
🇦🇷 18) LAUTARO MARTINEZ – Inter
Market value according to CIES: 109.6 million euros
🇹🇷 14) KENAN YILDIZ – Juventus
Market value according to CIES: 121 million euros
For the Italian league, Lautaro Martínez stands out, 18th with an estimated value of 109.6 million euros, a symbol of Inter, and Kenan Yildiz, 14th with 121 million, the jewel of Juventus.
🔝 BARÇA AND REAL DOMINATE THE CIES TOP 10
The Top 10, however, is the most striking: it starts from 130 million for Pedri and reaches a sensational first place. Lamine Yamal, a gem of Barcelona, tops the ranking with a monstrous valuation of 343.1 million euros.
🇪🇸 10) PEDRI – Barcelona
Market value according to CIES: 130 million euros
🇹🇷 9) ARDA GULER – Real Madrid
Market value according to CIES: 130.3 million euros
🇵🇹 8) JOAO NEVES – PSG
Market value according to CIES: 130.6 million euros
🇫🇷 7) DESIRÉ DOUÉ – PSG
Market value according to CIES: 134.6 million euros
🇩🇪 6) FLORIAN WIRTZ – Liverpool
Market value according to CIES: 135.8 million euros
🇫🇷 5) MICHAEL OLISE – Bayern Munich
Market value according to CIES: 136.9 million euros
🏴 4) JUDE BELLINGHAM – Real Madrid
Market value according to CIES: 153.1 million euros
💎 YAMAL SURPASSES HAALAND AND MBAPPÉ
Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé are clearly surpassed. The Frenchman loses the "Spanish derby" and ends up almost 150 million behind the young Blaugrana talent. Impressive numbers that certify how the future of football is already dominating the present.
🇫🇷 3) KYLIAN MBAPPÉ – Real Madrid
Market value according to CIES: 201.3 million euros
🇳🇴 2) ERLING HAALAND – Manchester City
Market value according to CIES: 255.1 million euros
🇪🇸 1) LAMINE YAMAL – Barcelona
Market value according to CIES: 343.1 million euros
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.
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