Lamine Yamal becomes the most valuable player in history

TPO - According to the latest announcement by the International Center for Sports Studies (CIES), an independent consulting organization established by FIFA, Lamine Yamal has become the most highly valued player in history, almost double the value of the person behind.

In November 2024, Lamine Yamal was valued at around 180.9 million euros according to CIES. In history, no 17-year-old player has been valued so highly. After half a year, the value of the Spanish star has been raised to a new level. According to the latest announcement by CIES, Yamal is now valued at 402.3 million euros, 221.4 million euros more than before, and the highest ever in the football world.

This comes after Yamal renewed his contract with Barca at the end of last month. The new deal runs until 2031 with a buyout clause worth one billion euros. In addition, the 17-year-old's form has been impressive, scoring 13 goals in all competitions, contributing greatly to Barca's three domestic titles.

"Yamal's extraordinary price tag is linked to incredible performances at an age when most players, even the best, are just starting their professional careers," the CIES report said.

The second on the CIES list is €239.5m, almost half that of Yamal. They are followed by Jude Bellingham (€233.8m), Kylian Mbappe (€192.5m) and Jamal Musiala (€154.8m).

With his excellent performance in the 5-0 win over Inter Milan in the 2024/25 Champions League final, PSG winger Desire Doue's value skyrocketed to 109 million euros. However, he could not enter the top 10 most valuable players in world football at the moment. Others include Pedri (144 million euros), Vinicius Junior (130 million), Cole Palmer (127 million), Julian Alvarez (126 million) and Florian Wirtz (122 million).

Also based on analysis by an independent consultancy established by FIFA, the most valuable defender is Pau Cubarsi of Barca (118 million euros), while Bart Verbruggen of Brighton is the goalkeeper with the highest transfer fee (64 million euros).

Thanh Hai

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