TWO of England’s young talents have been named the most valuable players in the world.
Borussia Dortmund star Jude Bellingham, 19, and Manchester City’s Phil Foden, 22, have both left Paris Saint-Germain ace Kylian Mbappe in their wake.
Bellingham, who enjoyed a stunning World Cup for the Three Lions and has a host of clubs from across Europe chasing his signature, has an estimated transfer value of a whopping £183.9million, according to the CIES Football Observatory.
That puts him ahead of national team-mate Foden, rated at £177.5m, while Mbappe, who scored a hat-trick in France’s World Cup final defeat to Argentina, is estimated to be worth £168.7m.
Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr comes in fourth with a value of £168.5m.
And that is more than the fifth-placed Erling Haaland, who is worth £154.8m.
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Bellingham, who was fifth in the last rankings, has swapped places with Haaland, who topped the poll back then.
That is despite the fact the Norwegian striker has already scored 27 goals for Man City since his summer arrival.
Meanwhile, Barcelona’s Spanish midfield duo of Pedri (£150.6m) and Gavi (£130.6m) are hot on the heels of Haaland in the new standings.
Bayern Munich attacker Jamal Musiala (128.5m), who swapped international allegiance to Germany from England, makes the top eight.
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Croatian Josko Gvardiol (£111.4m) is in ninth after his stunning displays at the World Cup while Uruguayan midfielder Federico Valverde makes up the top ten with a value of £109.3m.
A total of 14 other England players have also made it into the top 100, including Bukayo Saka (£96.2m), Reece James (£87.9m) and Raheem Sterling (£82.3m).
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
