These are 5 most valuable African players in Europe 2018

Yuppifiedade · 发表于 2018-01-09 19:37:36

Nigerian youngster playing for Leicester City FC is the second most valuable player in Africa.

Best African Players In European Football Today (Sokkaa)

The CIES Football Observatory, in its every January traditional, has calculated the transfer values of players in the five major European leagues, and these are 5 most valuable African players in Europe.

Based on this assessment, Neymartops the table with a market value of €213m. This is ahead of Lionel Messi(€202m) in second place and Harry Kane (€195m) in third. Some of the key criteria used are age, position, contract duration, performance and international status among others.

For Africa, these are 5 most players from the continent playing in Europe.

1. Mohammed Salah – Liverpool FC, Egypt (€ 140.5 million)

Liverpool's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring their seventh goal during the UEFA Champions League Group E football match against Spartak Moscow December 6, 2017 (AFP/File)

2. Wilfred Ndidi – Leceister City FC, Nigeria (€ 77.4 million)

Wilfred Ndidi (Twitter/Kelechi Iheanacho)

3. Sadio Mane – Liverpool FC, Senegal (€ 66.3 million)

Liverpool's Sadio Mane chases the ball during their English Premier League match against Crystal Palace, at Anfield in Liverpool, on August 19, 2017 (AFP)

4. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – Borussia l Dortmund, Gabon (€ 64.7 million)

Dortmund's Gabonese forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League Group H football match against Tottenham Hotspur November 21, 2017 (AFP/File)

5. Kalidou Koulibaly – Napoli, Senegal (€ 62 million)