Age does not pass in vain and despite the fact that they are still the maximum references in world football, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo They are already far from the top of the list of soccer players in Champions League best valued.
That ranking is led by the French attacker Kylian Mbappé 22 years old and with a figure of 180 million euros, followed by the Brazilian Neymar, who at 29 is worth 128 million, according to Transfermarkt data.
Messi, 33-year-old, currently has a value of 80 million euros, an amount that places him in 20th place on the list, surpassed by other players such as Joshua Kimmich (90 mde), Romelu Lukaku (90 mde), Joao Felix (100 mde), Jadon Sancho (100 mde) and Mohamed Salaha (120 mde), among others.
While, Cristiano It has a value of 60 million euros and is ranked at position 47 on this list. The highest figure for Portuguese reached 120 million between 2014 and 2015, as well as in 2018, while the highest value of Messi was 180 million between 2017 and 2018, the same number that today presumes Mbappé.
The top 10 of the best valued footballers, in addition to those already named, make up Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané (120 mde), Kevin de Bruyne (120 mde), Trent Alexader-Arnold (110 mde), Erling Haaland (110 mde), Raheem Sterling (110 mde), Jadon Sancho, and Joao Félix.
Best paid over 30 years
It should be noted that Lionel Messi is the best valued player with more than 30 years and that he is followed Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski (60 mde), Toni Kroos (50 mde), Eden Hazard (50 mde), Ciro Immobile (45 mde), Georginio Wijnaldum (40 mde), and Kyle Walker (40 mde).
This week, both Messi and CR7 return to the spotlight of the Champions League, the first in the match between Barcelona and the PSG by Mbappé and Neymar, while the Portuguese will do it on Wednesday when visiting Porto del Tecatito Corona.
The latter is one of the two Mexicans who remain in said competition, since the other is Hector Herrera. Corona has a value of 30 million euros, for 8 of the midfielder of the Atlético de Madrid, who will play the first leg of the Round of 16 until next week, on Tuesday, February 23, upon receiving the Chelsea.
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