Vinicius Jr overcame Phil Foden and Erling Haaland to become the most valuable player in the world, according to a survey by the Swiss CIES Football Observatory. The Real Madrid gem is currently costing 166 million euros (BRL 1 billion).
Vini had already defeated Neymar last week and became the most expensive Brazilian in the soccer market.
By position, the best players in transfer values are: goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain – €82 million), defender Rúben Dias (Manchester City – €120.5 million), full-back Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich – €122.3 million), midfielder Jude Bellingham and attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen – €133 million).
Check out the list of the top 10 most expensive players in the world:
€166.4 – Vinícius Júnior
€ 152.6 – Phil Foden
€ 142.5 – Erling Haaland
€133,9 – Mason Greenwood
€ 133.0 – Florian Wirtz
€130,1 – Jude Bellingham
€122,3 – Alphonso Davies
€120.5 – Reuben Dias
€ 118.0 – Pedri González
€115.2 – Frenkie de Jong

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