CIES Football Observatory research team has published a list of the 100 most expensive players in the world.

English-born Nigerian midfielder Dele Alli was included on the list, and ranked ninth with a transfer fee of €110.5 million.

The player with the highest market value is Barcelona striker Neymar (€246.8 million), followed by teammate Lionel Messi (€170.5 million) and Manchester United’s Paul Pogba (€155.3 million).

Tottenham Hotspur star Alli is the most expensive attacking midfielder in the world, Jan Oblak is the most expensive goalkeeper while Raphaël Varane and Héctor Bellerín are the most expensive central defender and fullback respectively.

Bayern Munich defender David Alaba is placed at number 55 with a market value of 50.5 million euros.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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