Age does not pass in vain and although they remain the greatest references in world football, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo they are already far from the first places of the list of soccer players of Champions League best valued.
This ranking is topped by the French striker Kylian Mbappé 22 years old and with a figure of 180 million euros, followed by the Brazilian Neymar, who at the age of 29 is worth 128 billion, according to data from Transfermarkt.
Messi, 33 years old, currently has a value of 80 million euros, an amount that places him in 20th place on the list, surpassed by other players such as Joshua Kimmich (90 mde), Romelu Lukaku (90 mde), Joao Felix (100 mde), Jadon Sancho (100 mde) i Mohamed Salaha (120 mde), among others.
Meanwhile, Christian has a value of 60 million euros and is ranked 47th on this list. The highest figure of the Portuguese reached 120 million between 2014 and 2015, as well as in 2018, while the highest value of Messi it was 180 mde between 2017 and 2018, the same number it boasts today Mbappé.
The top 10 most valued footballers, in addition to those already named, make it up Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané (120 mde), Kevin de Bruyne (120 mde), Trent Alexader-Arnold (110 mde), Erling Haaland (110 mde), Raheem Sterling (110 mde), Jadon Sancho, and Joao Fèlix.
Best paid over 30 years
It should be noted that Lionel Messi is the most valued player with more than 30 years and that they follow him Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski (60 mde), Toni Kroos (50 mde), Eden Hazard (50 mde), Ciro Immobile (45 mde), Georginio Wijnaldum (40 mde), i Kyle Walker (40 mde).
This week, both Messi and CR7 return to the spotlight of the Champions League, the first in the match between Barcelona and the PSG of Mbappé i Neymar, While the Portuguese will do so on Wednesday when visiting Porto de l ‘ Tecatito Corona.
The latter is one of two Mexicans who remain in this competition, as the other is Héctor Herrera. Corona has a value of 30 million euros, for 8 of the midfielder of the Athletic of Madrid, Who will play the first leg of the round of 16 until next week, on Tuesday 23 February, at the Chelsea.