Thursday, 6th December, 2012
Brazilian consulting firm Pluri has announced a list of the 60 most valuable players in the world, according to their calculations, with little surprise about the names in the top ten.
Lionel Messi heads the list, with the Barcelona star rated at £115M on current exchange rates. Second is his long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who commands a value of £80M, while making up the top three is Andres Iniesta, with the Barcelona midfielder rated at £56M.
The first player from outside La Liga enters the list at number four, with Manchester United star Wayne Rooney rated at £50M.
Only the six most valuable player plies his trade outside Europe, with Neymar given the value of £45M.
Top 20 Most Valuable Players In World Football – *Approx £ Value*
1: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – £115M
2: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – £80M
3: Andres Iniesta (Barcelona) – £56M
4: Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) – £50M
5: Radamel Falcao (Atletico Madrid) – £46M
6: Neymar (Santos) – £45M
7: Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) – £44M
8: Cesc Fabregas (Barcelona) – £41M
8: David Silva (Manchester City) – £41M
10: Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid) – £36M
11: Eden Hazard (Chelsea) – £35.9M
12: Angel di Maria (Real Madrid) – £35.8M
13: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) – £35M
14: Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain) – £33M
15: Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) – £32.8M
16: Gerard Pique (Barcelona) – £32.4M
17: Hulk (Zenit St. Petersburg) – £32.3M
18: Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) – £32M
18: Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich) – £32M
20: Juan Mata (Chelsea) – £31.7M
21: Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid) – £31.6M
21: Robin van Persie (Manchester United) – £31.6M
23: Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich) – £31.2M
24: Luka Modric (Real Madrid) – £31.2M
25: Lucas Moura (Paris Saint-Germain) – £30.6M
26: Nani (Manchester United) – £29.4M
27: Alexis Sanchez (Barcelona) – £28.8M
27: Edinson Cavani (Napoli) – £28.8M
27: Vincent Kompany (Manchester City) – £28.8M
30: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) – £28.4M
31: Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich) – £28.3M
32: Yaya Toure (Manchester City) – £27.9M
33: Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) – £27.7M
34: Mario Balotelli (Manchester City) – £27.5M
35: Oscar (Chelsea) – £27.1M
36: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain) – £26.8M
37: Daniele De Rossi (Roma) – £26.7M
37: Mario Gotze (Borussia Dortmund) – £26.7M
39: Ramires (Chelsea) – £26.2M
40: Edin Dzeko (Manchester City) – £26M
41: Luis Suarez (Liverpool) – £25.8M
41: Marcelo (Real Madrid) – £25.8M
41: Xavi (Barcelona) – £25.8M
44: Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao) – £25.4M
45: Fernando Torres (Chelsea) – £25.1M
46: Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint-Germain) – £25M
47: Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain) – £24.8M
47: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) – £24.8M
49: Axel Witsel (Zenit St. Petersburg) – £24.2M
50: Dani Alves (Barcelona) – £23.8M
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