Top 10 football players by current market value

- The report is based on stats of over 4,000 players across top divisions in 11 countries

- Mbappe remains most valuable while Sterling makes the top ten

- Cristiano is nowhere in top 10 while Jadon Sancho is the player most increased in value

As the summer transfer window activities continues to slowly gather momentum and gets increasingly busy, players values' have shifted in the last six months.

The list mainly comprises of younger and attacking players with the top ten including two attackers, five midfielders and three defenders.

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The report by Football Benchmark assessed over 4,000 players based on statistics provided by Opta.

The country covered players from first divisions across 11 countries including Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and Turkey.

Neymar is the only player to have lost €30 million while Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez lost over €20 million each.

Kylian Mbappe remains the most valuable player in the world, while Raheem sterling made the top ten coming in at 7th place with €130.1 million.

Paul Pogba also features in the top 10 while Cristiano Ronaldo is not in the top 10.

Jadon Sancho had the highest increase in value with a €45 million upgrade to €95.6 million since January 1, 2019.

Here are the 10 most valuable players currently in the market;

10. Antoine Griezmann

Club: Atletico Madrid

Age: 28

Position: Forward

Market value: €113.3 million

9. Kevin De Bruyne

Club: Manchester City

Age: 28

Position: Attacking Midfielder

Market value: €120 million

8. Paul Pogba

Club: Manchester United

Age: 26

Position: Central Midfield

Market value: €126.7 million

7. Raheem Sterling

Club: Manchester City

Age: 25

Position: Right Winger

Market value: €130.1 million

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6. Harry Kane

Club: Tottenham Hotspur

Age: 26

Position: Forward

Market value: €137 million

5. Mohamed Salah

Club: Liverpool

Age: 28

Position: Right Winger

Market value: €159.1 million

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4. Eden Hazard

Club: Real Madrid

Age: 28

Position: Left Winger

Market value: €162.8 million

3. Lionel Messi

Club: Barcelona

Age: 32

Position: Right Winger

Market value: €190 million

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2. Neymar

Club: Paris Saint-Germain

Age: 27

Position: Left Winger

Market Value: €195 million

1. Kylian Mbappe

Club: Paris Saint-Germain

Age: 21

Position: Forward

Market value: €225 million

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