Kylian Mbappe named world's most valuable player ahead of Sterling & Salah in 2020.
Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe has been named the most valuable player in the world with total valued £226m.
Mbappe, 21, is having another remarkable season with Paris Saint-Germain and has scored 18 times in all matches.
The 2018 World Cup winner continues to be linked with a transfer though amid reported interest from Liverpool and Real Madrid.
He finishes ahead of England and Manchester City star Raheem Sterling (£190m) and Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (£149m).
Liverpool's success on the pitch is also reflected with Alisson ranked as the most valuable goalkeeper (£74m) while Virgil van Dijk takes top spot for central defenders (£79m).
There are at least two players worth more than €100 M are in each of the remaining big-5 leagues:
three in the Liga (Messi, Griezmann and João Felix),
two in the Ligue 1 (Mbappé and Neymar),
two in the Serie A (Martínez and Lukaku),
two in the Bundesliga (Sancho and Werner).
CIES Football Observatory have taken a look at the most valuable players in each of Europe's top five leagues - Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1.
Top 10 Most valuable players in 2020 ranked by contract ends.
10. Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan) - £99m - (Contract ends on 2023 )
9. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) - £105m - (Contract ends on 2024 )
8. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - £107m - (Contract ends on 2021 )
7. Marcus Rashford (Man Utd) - £114m - (Contract ends on 2024 )
6. Harry Kane ( Tottenham ) - £129m - (Contract ends on 2024 )
5. Sadio Mane (Liverpool) - £132m - (Contract ends on 2023 )
4. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) - £144m - (Contract ends on 2022)
3. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) - £150m - (Contract ends on 2023 )
2. Raheem Sterling (Man City) - £190m - (Contract ends on 2023 )
1. Kylian Mbappe (PSG) - £226m - (Contract ends on 2023 )
Other Notable/Valuable Premier League players.
James Maddison ( Leicester ) - £96m
Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) - £95m
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) - £94m
Richarlison ( Everton ) - £89m
Tammy Abraham ( Chelsea ) - £88m
Mason Mount (Chelsea) - £80m
Nicolas Pepe ( Arsenal ) - £80m
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) - £79m
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