Lamine Yamal rated most valuable player at over €350m, two Frenchmen in top five | OneFootball

Lamine Yamal is said to be the most valuable footballer, with an estimated market price above €350m. According to the CIES Football Observatory’s 549th weekly report, the Barcelona player tops the global list. Two French players also feature in the top five, and only one other name clears €200m.

CIES values Yamal at €358m, well ahead of his nearest rival, Erling Haaland of Manchester City, at €227m. They are the only players above €200m.

Kylian Mbappé of Real Madrid is placed third at around €166m. He is followed closely by his compatriot Michael Olise of Bayern Munich at roughly €140m.

In all, six Frenchmen are above €100m. Beyond Mbappé and Olise, Désiré Doué and Warren Zaïre-Emery of PSG, Hugo Ekitike of Liverpool and Rayan Cherki of Manchester City make the cut.

RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomandé, linked with PSG, has surged into the top 20 after a strong season. Since January his estimated value has risen by €116m. These figures are estimates and may vary.

On Transfermarkt, no player is valued above €200m. Using that site’s estimates, only Mbappé, Olise, Doué and Dembélé are above €100m among French players.

Source: L'Équipe