Former Flamengo man Vini Jr among World Cup's 8 most valuable | OneFootball

Vinicius Júnior is valued at 140 million euros (around R$ 832.86 million)

The Brazil National Team has nine players among the most valuable at the 2026 World Cup. From the Seleção, the most expensive of all is Vinícius Júnior, developed by Flamengo and currently at Real Madrid (ESP). The forward is valued at 140 million euros (around R$ 832.86 million).

That amount makes Vini the eighth most valuable player at the World Cup. This is because the tournament’s most expensive player is young Spaniard Lamine Yamal, valued at 200 million euros (R$ 1.19 billion). The figures were updated this Thursday (11) by Transfermarkt.

Are there more Brazilian players among the most valuable?

8th Vinicius Júnior = 140 million euros (around R$ 832.86 million)39th Matheus Cunha (Man.United-ENG) = 75.5 million euros (around R$ 449.15 million)41st Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal-ENG) = 75 million euros (around R$ 446.17 million)52nd B. Guimarães (Newcastle-ENG) = 70.2 million euros (around R$ 417.62 million)53rd Raphinha (Barcelona-ESP) = 70 million euros (around R$ 416.43 million)54th Igor Thiago (Brentford-ENG) = 65 million euros (around R$ 386.68 million)59th Rayan (Bournemouth-ENG) = 60 million euros (around R$ 356.94 million)95th Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) = 45.2 million euros (around R$ 268.90 million)100th Ederson (Atalanta-ITA) = 45 million euros (around R$ 267.71 million)

Where are Flamengo’s players?

The Most Beloved sent nine names from the current squad to their respective national teams competing in the World Cup. However, no member of the rubro-negro squad is on Transfermarkt’s list of the 100 most valuable players.

The highest-rated, however, is Lucas Paquetá. That is because the Ninho do Urubu academy product is worth around 32 million euros (R$ 190.2 million). The lowest-valued, on the other hand, is Uruguayan Guillermo Varela, valued at 1 million euros (R$ 5.9 million).

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