The Norwegian has enjoyed an incredible debut campaign at Manchester City after leaving Borussia Dortmund last year, pushing his transfer value even higher.
Erling Haaland named the most valuable player in the world
Erling Haaland named the most valuable player in the world
Under a new model, Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has been named as one of the two most valuable players in the world right now.
Research by the CIES Football Observatory has gathered information from more than 1,000 clubs in 74 leagues around the world to estimate the transfer value for each player, based on the form and length of the current contract.
Haaland is valued at £175m (€200m), which puts him at the top of Europe's top five leagues alongside Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr. The value is almost four times higher than the £51m (about €60m) that City paid the striker last summer when he activated his release clause at Borussia Dortmund.
The 22-year-old has had an incredible debut campaign at the Etihad, surpassing all expectations with 51 goals in 47 appearances. His deft header against West Ham's Lukasz Fabianski earlier this month sent him up to 35th in the league to give him the all-time record for most goals in a single campaign. Premier League.
It is one of countless goalscoring records broken by the Norwegian this season and his goals could help City win an incredible treble, with the Premier League, Champions League and Champions League crowned. FA Cup.
Since present value is influenced by contract length, the model also includes a three-year contract estimator to level the playing field. £131m (€150m), while Julian Alvarez and Rodri are third with £87m (€100m) - another notable calculation is Kevin De Bruyne, who is believed to be worth just £44m (50 million euros).
In present value, Haaland and Vinicius Jr. leading the charge, along with Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe, Pedri and Jamal Musiala all valued at £131m (€150m). Get our 48-page FA Cup United v City Final souvenir print supplement by clicking here.
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