The 549th Weekly Post presents the list of the 100 players in the world with the highest estimated transfer value, calculated from the CIES Football Observatory’s statistical model. FC Barcelona’s young Spanish prodigy, Lamine Yamal, crushes the competition with a value of €358 million.
He is ahead of Manchester City’s Norwegian striker Erling Braut Haaland on 227 million euros.
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No other player is valued at over €200 million, with Kylian Mbappé in third place with €166 million.
The following players top the list for the other positions:
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (goalkeepers)
- Pau Cubarsí (centre-backs)
- Nico O’Reilly (full-back)
- Pedri González (central midfield)
- Arda Güler (attacking midfield)
Compared to the previous January, the largest increase was recorded for Yan Diomandé, which rose by 75 million euros to 119 million euros. The biggest decline was for Alexander Isak, who fell by 54 million euros to 41 million euros.
Compared to the June 2025 ranking, the biggest changes were again recorded for Yan Diomandé on the positive side – up 116 million euros – and for Jude Bellingham on the negative side – down 113 million euros.
On CIES you can see the entire top 100 list:
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