Mbappe remained the most expensive player in the world, Messi barely keep in the top 10
Pandemic coronavirus infection COVID-19 inflicted a serious blow to the global economy suffered and the football. In particular, almost all the players of the world seriously depreciated. Not escaped this fate and the best players.
So, 21-year-old PSG striker and national team of France Kilian Mbappe remains the most expensive players in the world (€180 million), losing 10% of the cost. Second and third places divide the 28-year-old Brazilian forward Neymar and PSG 25-year-old English winger Manchester city Raheem sterling. Both lost 20% of value and now are estimated at €128 million.
32-year-old Argentine striker “Barcelona” Lionel Messi fell by 20% (€114 million) and now occupies 9-th place in the list of most expensive players in the world.
Earlier it was reported that because of the pandemic, the aggregate value of professional football players in the world fell by €9.2 billion.