Despite being overlooked for the Ballon dOr, Lionel Messi can still lay claim to being the most valuable player on the transfer market. The Argentine has been given this distinction for the sixth year running, while Cristiano Ronaldo is second and 10th-placed Juan Mata is the highest- ranked Spaniard. A study carried out by Brazilian consultancy firm Pluri Consultoria puts the Barça forwards value at €138 million, streets ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, who is rated at €107m. Next in line, coming in under the one hundred million mark, are Welshman Gareth Bale (€71m) and Brazilian Neymar (€67m). German starlet Götze, Uruguayan striker Cavani and Colombian marksman Falcao follow the Real Madrid and Barcelona stars in the table. Though he finds himself on the fringes under José Mourinho at Chelsea this season, Juan Matas stock remains sky-high. This explains why the Spaniard is valued at €47m and placed 10th, ahead of big names like Andrés Iniesta, Sergio Agüero, David Silva, Wayne Rooney and Franck Ribéry.
Posted on: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 19:36:18 +0000
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