Experts name Lamine Yamal and two Man Utd players in top 10 most valuable U21 players in the world

Football experts have named the most valuable players under the age of 21 and it includes Lamine Yamal and two surprise Manchester United players.

In recent years many young talents in football have been tipped as the player who will go on to be the next Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo and dominate the sport.

While players like Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland have achieved this, others like Jadon Sancho have perhaps not yet reached the heights once thought that they could.

But now, a new list of the best youngsters in football has emerge, with a group of experts naming four Premier League stars in the top ten.

The list, decided by the CIES Football Observatory, as per Sky Sports, lists Barcelona superstar Yamal at the top of the list with an astounding value of £150.81million.

Yamal burst onto the scene for the Barcelona last year after impressing during his time playing for the youth sides and has now made 67 appearances for the La Liga giants.

And the 17 year-old's value only increased over the summer after he was an essential part of the Spanish side that went invincible in their road to the Euro 2024 trophy in July.

Significantly below Yamal in second place is Manchester United forward Alejandro Garnacho who is currently valued at £95.71m following his best season for the Premier League side.

17-year-old Lamine Yamal has continued to impress for Barcelona this season. (Image: Getty)

In the 2023.24 season, Garnacho made 50 appearances for United, scoring ten goals and assisting five, an increase on the six goals and six assists achieved in 37 appearances the season before.

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery completes the top three with a value of £90.87m, while Garnacho's teammate Kobbie Mainoo (62.36m) and Manchester City pair Savio (£84.2m) and Rico Lewis (£72.7m) also feature in the list.

Top 10 Under-21 players in the world list in full:

10. Kenan Yildiz - £60.27m (Juventus )

9. Kobbie Mainoo - £62.36m (Manchester United)

8. Arda Guler - £63.94m (Real Madrid)

7. Rico Lewis - £72.7m (Manchester City)

6. Endrick - £81.45m (Real Madrid)

5. Joao Neves - £83.2m (Paris Saint-Germain )

4. Savio - £84.2m (Manchester City)

3. Warren Zaire-Emery - £90.87m (Paris Saint-Germain)

2. Alejandro Garnacho - £95.71m (Manchester United)

1. Lamine Yamal - £150.81m (Barcelona)

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