BY ISLAM SABULINO.
News Of The South) – The Argentine maestro has topped the International Centre for Sporting Studies (CIES) research findings of who is the most valued player in the world.
Out of 120 highest-valued footballers on the planet, the 27-year-old attacker is worth €87m more than his arch-rival Cristiano Ronaldo according to the CIES in Switzerland.
Lionel Messi had a deal with Barcelona until 2018, albeit rumours that he is linked with a move to Chelsea in England.The CIES research group revealed that Messi has been valued at €220m.
However, the current Ballon d’ Or holder Ronaldo is second on the list and he is valued at €133m, while Chelsea’s Eden Hazard is third at €99m.
Diego Costa is in fourth position at €84m, while Juventas’ Paul Pogba is fifth on the list with the value of €72.The Premier League dominate the top 10 with Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero rated at €65m on sixth, Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling is seventh at €63m as well as Alexis Sanchez.
Surprisingly 10th position is occupied by the world-record signing Gareth Bale of Real Madrid and he is valued at €60m.
Barcelona’s Neymar failed to make it in the top 10 and he occupied 11th position at the value of €58m, Bayern Munich’s World Cup hero Mario Gotze was 13th at €52m and Luis Suarez was 16th at €48m.
Real Madrid, as had been expected have the highest number of players on the top 120 list.The World Cup top scorer James Rodriguez in the 15th, Isco 17th, Karim Benzema 21st, Toni Kroos in 23rd, Luka Modric in 27th, Sergio Ramos in 40th, Dani Carvajal in 68th, Rapheal Varane 87th and Marcelo 94th respectively.
The 31-year-old Franck Ribery is valued at €20m, while Luke Shaw of Manchester United is valued at €26m along with Gerard Pique and the controversal Italian frontman Mario Balotelli in 65th.ppl
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