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Dele Alli, Kane ‘worth more’ than Messi, Ronaldo in the transfer market

With the Ballon d’Or domination of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo since 2008, many would expect that they would command the juiciest transfer fee in world football.

But according to an analysis of transfer worth by CIES Football Observatory, the duo is not among the three most expensive players in the world.

The research group calculates players’ value by their clubs’ performance, international status, contract, age, and position.

Neymar Junior, Messi’s Barcelona teammate, occupies the top spot, with a price tag of £186million.

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Dele Alli and Harry Kane are both worth more than Lionel Messi with Alli’s price tag put at £137million while Kane’s is £135million.

Messi is said to be worth £134million in the transfer market.

Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann is the fifth-most expensive player (£132m), followed by Barcelona’s Luis Suarez (£124m).

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Reigning world best player, Ronaldo, comes in at 11th place with a worth of £99m.

The full list of 50 most expensive players

Player Club value (£m)
Neymar Barcelona 186
Dele Alli Tottenham 137
Harry Kane Tottenham 135
Lionel Messi Barcelona 134
Antoine Griezmann Atletico Madrid 132
Luis Suarez Barcelona 124
Paul Pogba Manchester United 119
Gonzalo Higuain  Juventus 106
Eden Hazard Chelsea 104
Paulo Dybala Juventus 102
Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 99
Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City 98
Romelu Lukaku Everton 93
Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 89
Raheem Sterling Manchester City 87
Yannick Carrasco Atletico Madrid 86
Alexis Sanchez Arsenal 85
Kylian Mbappe Monaco 82
Ousmane Dembele Borussia Dortmund 77
Roberto Firmino Liverpool 75
Eric Dier Tottenham 75
Sergio Aguero Manchester City 74
Diego Costa Chelsea 74
Edinson Cavani PSG 73
Christian Eriksen Tottenham 73
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund 72
Bernardo Silva Manchester City 71
Toni Kroos Real Madrid 71
Koke Atletico Madrid 71
N’Golo Kante Chelsea 70
Saul Niguez Atletico Madrid 70
Lorenzo Insigne Napoli 67
Leroy Sane Manchester City 66
Anthony Martial Manchester United 65
Marc-Andre ter Stegen Barcelona 65
Andrea Belotti Torino 64
John Stones Manchester City 63
Philippe Coutinho Liverpool 63
Marcus Rashford Manchester United 62
Mohammed Salah Roma 60
Samuel Umtiti Barcelona 59
Thibaut Courtois Chelsea 59
Gareth Bale Real Madrid 59
Jan Oblak Atletico Madrid 58
Mauro Icardi Inter Milan 58
Timo Werner RB Leipzig 57
Sadio Mane Liverpool 56
Thomas Lemar Monaco Monaco 55
Ivan Rakitic Barcelona 55
 Heung-min Son  Tottenham  54

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