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NDIDI RATED SIXTH MOST VALUABLE AFRICAN PLAYER IN THE WORLD
Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has been rated the most
valuable Nigerian player ahead of the 2018 World Cup.
The CIES Football Observatory research group has published a list of
the hundred most valuable players in world football, with the Super
Eagles midfielder occupying the 79th position.
The Neuchâtel, Switzerland-based organization has recommended that
clubs interested in the signature of the Foxes number 25 should be
prepared to cough up €62.7 million (approximately N26.2 billion) for
his services.
At 171.3 million euros, Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah is the most
valuable African player in the top five European Leagues and ranked
fifth overall, followed by Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
who is valued at €95.6 million and Senegal star Sadio Mane (€91.6m).
Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane (€201.2 million) is the most
expensive player in the world, ahead of two Paris St-Germain players,
Neymar (€197.5 m) and Kylian Mbappé (€186.5 m).
Atlético Madrid’s Saúl ñíguez is the most expensive defensive
midfielder at €100.5 million, Kevin de Bruyne (box-to-box midfielders,
€167.2 m) and Dele Alli (attacking midfielders, €171.0 m).
Top Seven Most Valuable African Players
1) Mohamed Salah – Liverpool – €171.3 million
2) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – Arsenal – €95.6 million
3) Sadio Mane – Liverpool – €91.6 million
4) Naby Keita – Liverpool – €68.7 million
5) Kalidou Koulibaly – Napoli – €67 million
6) Wilfred Ndidi – Leicester City – €62.7 million
7) Franck Kessié – AC Milan – €62.1 million
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