- Super Eagles midfielder Wildred Ndidi is the most expensive U21 player in Africa according to a new study
- According to the same report he is ranked 11th globally
- Monaco teenage sensation, Kylian Mbappe tops the list while Dele Alli of Spurs is second in the list
Leicester City and Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, according to a recent study is the most expensive African player aged 21 or under, and the 11th most valued U21 player in the world.
CIES Football Observatory, who through a study claimed that the Super Eagles rouburst midfielder is worth more than highly-rated AC Milan and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donarumma, and Real Madrid’s top talent Marco Asensio, who are ranked 12th and 15th respectively.
Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi most expensive African player, 11th globally
While Ndidi is valued at £57m, Donarumma is valued at £49m, and Asensio £44.6m.
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French teenage sensation, Kylian Mbappé, who is on loan at Paris Saint-Germain from Monaco is the most expensive U21 player in the world after his value rose by an astronomical 37 per cent in the last three months to £160.9m.
Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli, who is valued at £158.6m, occupies the second position in the list while in the third spot is Manchester City winger Leroy Sane. The German, who has a Senegalese dad, is valued at £109.6m.
Barcelona record signing, Ousmane Dembele, is ranked as the fourth most expensive U21 talent, while Manchester United and England striker Marcus Rashford completes the top five. He is worth £102.7m, a 28 per cent increase in value from the same time three months ago.
See full list of 20 most expensive U21 players in the world is below:
1. Kylian Mbappe (PSG) – £160.9m
2. Dele Alli (Spurs) – £158.6m
3. Leroy Sane (Man City) – £109.6m
4. Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona) – £106m
5. Marcus Rashford (Man United) – £102.7m
6. Gabriel Jesus (Man City) – £98.5m
7. Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) – £81.4m
8. Anthony Martial (Man United) – £75.4m
9. Christian Pulisic (Dortmund) – £66.2m
10. Davinson Sanchez ( Spurs) – £58.4m
11. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester) – £57.1m
12. Gianluigi Donarumma (AC Milan) – £49m
13. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) – £46.3m
14. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) – £44.6m
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15. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) – £44.6m
16. Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) – £41.9m
17. Franck Kessie (AC Milan) – £41.9m
18. Youri Tielemans (Monaco) – £40.7m
19. Daniel Ceballos (Real Madrid) – £38.6m
20. Theo Hernandez (Real Madrid) – £37.7m
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Source: Sports.naija.ng