The top 25 World Cup stars who saw their market value increase, THREE €100 million players
The top 25 players who saw their market value increase following the World Cup has been revealed, with THREE players worth over €100 million.
Transfermarkt have named and ranked the players whose market values have increased after the Qatar tournament.
"The World Cup is a display window for players with the attention of the entire world on it," Transfermarkt head of international Christian Schwarz explained.
"We only paid attention to players, who showed significant improvements and/or managed to receive international focus that will ultimately lead to an increased interest on the transfer market - as a result, this World Cup market value update will only include upgrades."
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From their research, Kylian Mbappe leads the list after starring for France, scoring eight goals. He's been given a whopping value of €180 million.
England duo Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka are the only other players given a nine-figure market value. The Borussia Dortmund midfielder, who has been heavily linked with a move to Liverpool, has a value of €110 million ahead of Saka, who's worth €100 million.
Mbappe's international teammate Aurelien Tchouameni has a market value of €90 million. Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol is the highest valued defender at €75 million ahead of Morocco right-back Achraf Hakimi, who has a value of €70 million.
Theo Hernandez, Cristian Romero, Cody Gakpo and Dayot Upamecano make up the top ten, all worth €60 million.
Enzo Fernandez saw his market value increase from €35 million to €55 million, making him the biggest market value winner in 2022.
Alexis Mac Allister, Randal Kolo Muani, Goncalo Ramos, Emiliano Martinez and Sofyan Amrabat, among other World Cup stars, also feature.
Check out the top 25 below:
- Kylian Mbappe (PSG/France) - €180m
- Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund/England) - €110m
- Bukayo Saka (Arsenal/England)- €100m
- Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid/France) - €90m
- Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig/Croatia) - €75m
- Achraf Hakimi (PSG/Morocco) - €70m
- Theo Hernandez (AC Milan/France) - €60m
- Cristian Romero (Tottenham/Argentina) - €60m
- Cody Gakpo (PSV/Netherlands) - €60m
- Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich/France) - €60m
- Richarlison (Tottenham/Brazil) - €55m
- Enzo Fernandez (Benfica/Argentina) - €55m
- Julian Alvarez (Man City/Argentina) - €50m
- Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton/Argentina) - €42m
- Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid/Argentina) - €40m
- Randal Kolo Muani (Frankfurt/France) - €37m
- Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach/France) - €32m
- Goncalo Ramos (Benfica/Portugal) - €30m
- Noussair Mazraoui (Bayern Munich/Morocco) - €28m
- Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa/Argentina) - €28m
- Adrien Rabiot (Juventus/France) - €25m
- Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina/Morocco) - €25m
- Yunus Musah (Valencia/USA) - €25m
- Piero Hincapie (Bayer Leverkusen/Ecuador) - €25m
- Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid/Argentina) - €22m
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Topics: Football, Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, FIFA World Cup
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