Jude Bellingham Named Most Valuable Player In World Football Ahead Of Erling Haaland

Jude Bellingham is the most valuable player in world football, according to the CIES Football Observatory. Bellingham is said to be worth €267.5 million.

The CIES Football Observatory - a research group within the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) - this week published its latest list of the most valuable players in world football.

Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham was found to have the highest transfer value on the planet right now.

Bellingham is currently worth €267.5 million, according to CIES.

Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham is worth €267.5 million, according to the CIES Football Observatory :: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire/William Volcov

The 20-year-old England star is one of three Real Madrid players in the top four places on the list.

Brazilians Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo are placed third and fourth with values of €250.3m and €247.9m respectively.

Manchester City and Norway striker Erling Haaland - who scored 50 goals in 2023 - is second with a value of €251.2m.

Bukayo Saka, Phil Foden, Gavi, Julian Alvarez, Jamal Musiala and Martin Odegaard also feature in the top 10.

England teammates Bellingham and Bukayo Saka (right) are first and fifth on a recent list of the most valuable footballers in the world :: IMAGO/Pressinphoto/Bagu Blanco

Kylian Mbappe is only 27th, but his estimated value of €106.2m is significantly affected by the fact that he has less than six months remaining on his contract with Paris Saint-Germain.

Some of the players that are said to be worth more than Mbappe right now include Kai Havertz (€106.8m), Darwin Nunez (€117.6m) and Marcus Rashford (€136.2m).

Top 20 Most Valuable Players In World Football (According To CIES Football Observatory)

Player	Club	Contract Until	Age	Value
Jude Bellingham	Real Madrid	June 2029	20	€267.5m
Erling Haaland	Man City	June 2027	23	€251.2m
Vinicius Junior	Real Madrid	June 2027	23	€250.3m
Rodrygo	Real Madrid	June 2028	22	€247.9m
Bukayo Saka	Arsenal	June 2027	22	€223m
Phil Foden	Man City	June 2027	23	€195.8m
Gavi	Barcelona	June 2026	19	€175.4m
Julian Alvarez	Man City	June 2028	23	€164.7m
Jamal Musiala	Bayern Munich	June 2026	20	€152.4m
Martin Odegaard	Arsenal	June 2028	25	€150.6m
Gabriel Martinelli	Arsenal	June 2028	22	€148.2m
Federico Valverde	Real Madrid	June 2029	25	€140.7m
Dominik Szoboszlai	Liverpool	June 2028	23	€138.6m
Marcus Rashford	Man United	June 2028	26	€136.2m
Eduardo Camavinga	Real Madrid	June 2029	21	€132.7m
Pedri	Barcelona	June 2026	21	€125.2m
Enzo Fernandez	Chelsea	June 2031	22	€123.6m
Rodri	Man City	June 2027	27	€121.8m
Darwin Nunez	Liverpool	June 2028	24	€117.6m
Florian Wirtz	Leverkusen	June 2027	20	€117m