World's most valuable players revealed as Jude Bellingham leapfrogs Erling Haaland… but lags behind Lamine Yamal
FOOTBALL'S most valuable superstars have been revealed.
This summer the Club World Cup has seen the creation of a unique transfer window format, with the shopping window open twice after a closure in the middle.
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June 10 represents the end of the first stage of the window, before it reopens on June 16 and runs through to September 1.
And for any clubs looking to splash some serious cash on one of world football 's best stars, figures from Transfermarkt have revealed the current top 10 most valuable players.
Kicking the list off at number 10 is the oldest player on the list, Federico Valverde.
The 26-year-old has been a top star for Real Madrid for a number of years and consequently he has a huge transfer value of £110million (€130m).
The midfielder is one of four Real Madrid Galacticos to be named on the list.
Three stars have an identical value of £118m (€140m) from nine down to seven, and are all 22 years of age.
Germany stars Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz both ply their trade in the Bundesliga for Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen, respectively, while Spain star Pedri plays for Barcelona in La Liga.
Pedri's value has increased from £101m in the last edition of the figures in March, no doubt due to Barcelona's league-winning campaign and semi-final Champions League run.
However, of the three, only Wirtz has been linked with a mega-money transfer away from his club, with Liverpool trying to find a middle ground with Bayer over a fee.
The Reds' latest offer saw them submit an offer worth £113m, although that is still some way short of the £126m Erik ten Hag 's new outfit want to sell.
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The sixth player on the list is valued at £126m (€150m) and is the first English star to be named, Arsenal 's Bukayo Saka.
The 23-year-old's ability speaks for itself, and England saw how much they missed his flair and creativity against Andorra at the weekend.
Getting into the top five, Brazil superstar Vinicius Jr was previously the joint most expensive star on the list at £169m (€200m).
However, a disappointing season that left Real Madrid without a trophy saw his value decrease to £143m (€170m), which now ranks the 24-year-old ranked fifth.
Just above him is team-mate Kylian Mbappe, who despite having the same lack of silverware has actually seen his value increase to £152m (€180m).
That figure is identical to former Borussia Dortmund duo Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham.
Manchester City ace Haaland, 24, was previously valued at £169m, but like Vinicius, suffered a slight reduction after seeing his club fail to win a major trophy.
Bellingham, 21, managed to escape the same fate and has remained on the £152m valuation.
However, those figures place the trio behind Barcelona prodigy Lamine Yamal.
Yamal is one of the front-runners for the Ballon d'Or as a result of his stellar season for his club.
He saw his value increase to now make the 17-year-old the single most expensive player in world football.
Yamal only recently signed a new contract with Barcelona that will see him earn £33.5m per year.
Cole Palmer narrowly missed out on the top 10 after seeing his value fall to £102m, putting him level with Declan Rice and Alexander Isak.
Former Crystal Palace star Michael Olise is now in the top 20 after seeing his value rise to £85m.
This matches Alexis Mac Allister and Phil Foden, the latter of whom has lost almost £25m in value.
Champions League winners Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia have gone up in value to now be worth £76m, with Ballon d'Or candidate Ousmane Dembele valued the same.
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