Age does not pass in vain and despite the fact that these are still the maximum references in world football, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are already far from the top of the list of football players in Champions League best appreciated.
This ranking is led by the French striker Kylian Mbappé 22 years old and with a figure of 180 million euros, followed by the Brazilian Neymar, which at the age of 29 is worth 128 million, according to Transfermarkt data.
Messi, The 33-year-old currently has a value of 80 million euros, which places him 20th 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) and Mohamed Salaha (120 mde), among others.
While, Cristiano It has a value of 60 million euros and is ranked 47th on this list. The highest figure for Portuguese reached 120 million between 2014 and 2015, as well as in 2018, while the highest value of MESS it was 180 million between 2017 and 2018, the same number it assumes today Mbappé.
The first 10 of the best footballers, in addition to those already named, are made 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 Félix.
Best paid over 30 years
It should be noted that Lionel Messi is the most appreciated player over 30 years old and that he is being watched Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski (60 mde), Toni Kroos (50 mde), Eden Hazard (50 mde), Ciro Immobile (45 mde), Georginio Wijnaldum (40 mde) and Kyle Walker (40 mde).
This week, both Messi and CR7 return to the spotlight in the Champions League, the first of the match between Barcelona and PSG of Mbappé and Neymar, while the Portuguese will do so on Wednesday when they visit Porto del Tecatito Corona.
The latter is one of the two Mexicans who remain in the said competition, as the other is Hector Herrera. Corona has a value of 30 million euros, for 8 of the team’s midfielder Atletico Madrid, who will play the first round of the round of 16 until next week, Tuesday, February 23, at the Chelsea.