10 most valuable players in world football

Steve Dede 15:14 - 07 January 2016

CIES Football Observatory published its bi-annual list of the 100 players with the highest transfer values across the top-flights

Lionel Messi still continues to rule world football as stats from CIES Football Observatory reveals that he is the most valuable player in the world.

CIES Football Observatory published its bi-annual list of the 100 players with the highest transfer values across the top-flights of England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

The list is calculated on an econometric model by the CIES Football Observatory research team from the analysis of over 1,500 paid transfers since 2010.

Taken into criteria are both the performance and personal characteristics of a player, such as their age, position and contract duration, as well as the standing of their club and or international team based on their competition level and results.

Messi is number one with a value of £185million followed by his Barcelona teammate Neymar valued at £113m.

In number three position is surprisingly out of form Chelsea forward Eden Hazard who is valued at £96m.

Cristiano Ronaldo who is valued at £84m is fourth on the list with Harry Kane of Tottenham rounding up the top five with a value of £67m.

In sixth place is Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling with a value of £66m, Antoine Griezmann at £65m is seventh while Luis Suarez at £64m is eighth.

Sergio Aguero is ninth with a value of £60m while Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez is tenth with a value of £60m.

See the top 30 list below:

1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - £185million 2. Neymar (Barcelona) - £113m3. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) - £96m4. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) - £84m5. Harry Kane (Tottenham) - £67m6. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) - £66m7. Antonine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) - £65m8. Luis Suarez (Barcelona) - £64m9. Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) - £60m10. Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) - £60m11. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) - £58m12. Paul Pogba (Juventus) - £57m13. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) - £54m14. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) - £54m15. Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) - £52m16. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern) - £51m17. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) - £51m18. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) - £50m19. Diego Costa (Chelsea) - £48m20. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) - £46m21. Isco (Real Madrid) - £46m22. Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea) - £44m23. Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli) - £43m24. James Rodriguez (Real Madrid) - £43m25. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) - £41m26. Marco Verratti (PSG) - £38m27. Mesut Ozil (Arsenal) - £38m28. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) - £37m29. Mauro Icardi (Inter) - £37m30. Koke (Atletico Madrid) - £36m