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.
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"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."
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.
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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.
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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, Football World Cup