World's most expensive players revealed with Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood in top 10

 

Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood are among the world's top 10 most expensive footballers, according to a recent study.

 

The young duo, who play for Manchester rivals City and United respectively, are considered two of English football's hottest prospects, both tipped to enjoy glittering careers.

 

Their talent and potential has been recognized by CIES Football Observatory, who estimates that Foden and Greenwood are each worth well over £100million.

 

They join England teammate Jude Bellingham in the rankings, with Borussia Dortmund sensation Erling Haaland high on the list and Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior taking top spot.

 

But the Manchester hot shots can still boast about their estimated transfer values, with Foden's being rated at an eye-watering €152.6million (£127m) which puts him second on the list behind Vinicius.

 

Meanwhile, CIES claim it would take a bid in the region of €133.9million (£111m) to prize Greenwood away from Old Trafford.

 

Bellingham, still just 18 years of age, closely follows with a value of €130.1million (£108m).

 

Gareth Southgate will be hoping all three players can become pillars of the national team in years to come, with Greenwood being the only one to miss out on featuring at the European Championship last summer as the Three Lions made the final..

 

CIES' top 20 most expensive players in the world:

 

 

1. Vinicius Junior - Real Madrid (€166m)

2 .Phil Foden - Manchester City (€152.6m)

3 .Erling Haaland - Borussia Dortmund (€142.5m)

4. Mason Greenwood - Manchester United (€133.9m)

5. Florian Wirtz - Bayer Leverkusen (€133m)

6. Jude Bellingham - Borussia Dortmund (€130.1m)

7. Alphonso Davies - Bayern Munich (€122.3m)

8 .Ruben Dias - Manchester City (€120.5m)

9 .Pedri Gonzalez - Barcelona (€118m)

10.Frenkie de Jong - Barcelona (€115.2m)

11.Jadon Sancho - Manchester United (€115m)

12.Bruno Fernandes - Manchester United (€113.9m)

13.Trent Alexander-Arnold - Liverpool (€112.8m)

14.Mason Mount - Chelsea (€108.9m)

15.Achraf Hakimi - Paris Saint-Germain (€108.2m)

16.Reece James - Chelsea (€108m)

17.Bukayo Saka - Arsenal (€103m)

18.Leroy Sane - Bayern Munich (€102.4m)

19.Jamal Musiala - Bayern Munich (€101.7m)

20.Kai Havertz - Chelsea (€101.2m)