FC Barcelona: Lamine Yamal tops the list of the world's most valuable players

On Wednesday, the CIES Football Observatory unveiled its latest ranking of the world's 100 most "valuable" players.

Lamine Yamal once again cemented his dominance, with an estimated value of €358.1 million, up from €343.1 million in the previous ranking. The Spanish winger still leads Erling Haaland (€227.3 million), and the gap with Manchester City's prolific striker has widened further, while Kylian Mbappé (€165.7 million) rounds out the podium.

According to CIES, here are the highest transfer values:

1. Lamine Yamal (FC Barcelona): €358.1 million

2. Erling Haaland (Manchester City): €227.3 million

3. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid): €165.7 million

4. Michael Olise (Bayern Munich): €140.5 million

5. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa): €136.8 million

6. Désiré Doué (PSG): €133.2 million

7. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus): €133 million

8. Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City): €125 million

9. Arda Güler (Real Madrid): €124.8 million

10. Pau Cubarsi (FC Barcelona): €124.6 million

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