Up to 15 of the world’s 20 most expensive players would be left out of Qatar 2022 if FIFA and UEFA sanction them for their participation in the European Super League
One of the threats against teams trying to join the European Super League, by FIFA and UEFA, was the sanctioning of all participating players, not being eligible for the next World Cup., which automatically leaves 15 of the 20 most expensive players in the world without the possibility of being in Qatar 2022.
Lionel Messi, Argentina’s star, is the 20th most expensive player in the world, with a token valued at 80 million euros. Thanks to the Super League, in which Barcelona is, it would leave the next World Cup, if FIFA and UEFA apply the measures they put against the teams that joined the birth of the European tournament.
Barcelona’s decision would also affect Ansu Fati, the youth of the Catalan team who is considered the seventeenth most valuable player in the world, and could not play the next World Cup. Also among the 20 most expensive players is Frankie de Jong, from the Netherlands and who would have been sanctioned.
The list of the most expensive players in the world is led by Kylian Mbappé, from Paris Saint-Germain, and their presence would not be in danger, as the team from the French capital does not appear among those involved in the Superliga, but could be affected if it is hired by Real Madrid or Barcelona.
Even Erling Haaland, the third most expensive, would not get out of the World Cup, for Borussia Dortmund He has repeatedly said that he is not interested in participating in the incipient tournament.
Oorbe’s second most expensive player is Tottenham’s Harrey Kane, and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah is in fourth place., valued at 110 million, both will also be left out of Qatar 2022.
Among the names that stand out is the Belgian Kevin de Bruyne of the city of Manchester, another of the founding teams of the Super League, and Romelu Lukaku, who plays in Inter de Milano, another club that also supports the initiative.