• 20. Frenkie de Jong of Barcelona has a current transfer value of £91.06m (Dh422.7m) according to CIES. Getty
    20. Frenkie de Jong of Barcelona has a current transfer value of £91.06m (Dh422.7m) according to CIES. Getty
  • 19. Chelsea's Mason Mount has a transfer value of £91.41m. PA
    19. Chelsea's Mason Mount has a transfer value of £91.41m. PA
  • 18. Juventus and Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt, £93.37m. EPA
    18. Juventus and Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt, £93.37m. EPA
  • 17. Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United, £93.55m. Getty
    17. Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United, £93.55m. Getty
  • 16. Bayern Munich's German midfielder Serge Gnabry, £95.25m. AFP
    16. Bayern Munich's German midfielder Serge Gnabry, £95.25m. AFP
  • 15. Dortmund's Erling Haaland, £95.69m. EPA
    15. Dortmund's Erling Haaland, £95.69m. EPA
  • 14. Joao Felix of Atletico Madrid, £96.23m. EPA
    14. Joao Felix of Atletico Madrid, £96.23m. EPA
  • 13. Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus, £100.87m. Getty
    13. Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus, £100.87m. Getty
  • 12. Manchester City's Bernardo Silva has a transfer value of £102.56m. Getty
    12. Manchester City's Bernardo Silva has a transfer value of £102.56m. Getty
  • 11. Liverpool's Roberto Firmino, £105.68m. AP
    11. Liverpool's Roberto Firmino, £105.68m. AP
  • 10. Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane has a transfer value of £105.86m. PA
    10. Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane has a transfer value of £105.86m. PA
  • 9. Alphonso Davies has only recently broken into the Bayern Munich first team, and is now valued at £119.06m. PA
    9. Alphonso Davies has only recently broken into the Bayern Munich first team, and is now valued at £119.06m. PA
  • 8. Antoine Griezmann of Barcelona, £121.65m. Getty
    8. Antoine Griezmann of Barcelona, £121.65m. Getty
  • 7. Liverpool star Sadio Mane is worth £124.14, according to CIES. EPA
    7. Liverpool star Sadio Mane is worth £124.14, according to CIES. EPA
  • 6. Mohamed Salah of Liverpool is valued at £129.23m. Getty
    6. Mohamed Salah of Liverpool is valued at £129.23m. Getty
  • 5. Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford is worth £135.83m. PA
    5. Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford is worth £135.83m. PA
  • 4. Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool is valued at £152.6m. Getty
    4. Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool is valued at £152.6m. Getty
  • 3. Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund is third on the list, valued at £159.73m. AP
    3. Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund is third on the list, valued at £159.73m. AP
  • 2. Manchester City's Raheem Sterling has the second highest transfer value in the big five leagues, at £173.64m. Reuters
    2. Manchester City's Raheem Sterling has the second highest transfer value in the big five leagues, at £173.64m. Reuters
  • 1. Paris Saint-Germain's French striker Kylian Mbappe has a current transfer value of £231.17 million, according to CIES. The 21-year-old has two years left on his contract. EPA
    1. Paris Saint-Germain's French striker Kylian Mbappe has a current transfer value of £231.17 million, according to CIES. The 21-year-old has two years left on his contract. EPA

Marcus Rashford now worth more than Mohamed Salah: world's 20 most valuable footballers - in pictures


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The Coronavirus pandemic is certain to have a big impact on the transfer market this summer, and beyond.

Football's money men fear prices will plummet as clubs have to rein back on expenditure with no income from empty stadiums for the foreseeable future, and possibly reduced TV revenue.

But until the transfer window opens, no-one can be sure about the future, and the summer has brought some new faces at the top of the most valuable players' list.

The CIES Football Observatory, based in Switzerland, has revealed its latest list of the players who would command the highest transfer fee were they to move clubs.

And there are a few surprises since the last release in January, with four Englishmen making the top five, and Bayern Munich youngster Alphonso Davies breaking into the top 10.

Despite the Covid-19 crisis, the estimated transfer value of Kylian Mbappe remains way out in front, at £231.7m (Dh1.07bn) because of his age and length of contract at Paris Saint-Germain.

With just one year of his deal remaining and almost 33 years of age, Lionel Messi, at £89.27m, only ranks 21st while 35-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo, valued at £56m, is the oldest player in the top 100 list.

CIES takes into account variables such as age, contract, position, minutes, goals, international status, team results to calculate the values.

See the top 20 list, in reverse order, in the slideshow at the top of the screen.

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