Age does not pass for nothing and despite the fact that they are still the maximum references in world football, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo they are already far from the top of the list of footballers in Champions League best appreciated.
That ranking is led by the French attacker Kylian Mbappé 22 years old and with an amount of 180 million euros, followed by the Brazilian Neymar, which is worth 128 million at age 29, according to data from Transfermarkt.
Messi, 33-year-old, currently worth 80 million euros, an amount that puts him in 20th place on the list, surpassed by other players such as Joshua Kimmich (90 mde), Romelu Lukaku (90 mde), Joao Felix (100 mde), Jadon Sancho (100 mde) and Mohamed Salaha (120 mde), among others.
While, Cristiano It has a value of 60 million euros and is at position 47 on this list. The highest figure for Portuguese reached 120 million between 2014 and 2015, as well as in 2018, while the highest value of Messi was 180 million between 2017 and 2018, the same number assumed today Mbappé.
The top 10 highest rated footballers, in addition to those already mentioned, are doing well Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané (120 mde), Kevin De Bruyne (120 mde), Trent Alexader-Arnold (110 mde), Erling Haaland (110 mde), Raheem Sterling (110 mde), Jadon Sancho and Joao Félix.
Best paid in 30 years
It should be noted that Lionel Messi is the highest rated player with over 30 years and he is being followed Cristiano Ronaldo Robert Lewandowski (60 mde), Toni Kroos (50 mde), Eden Hazard (50 mde), Ciro Immobile (45 mde), Georginio Wijnaldum (40 mde), and Kyle Walker (40 mth).
This week, both Messi and CR7 return to the Champions League spotlight, the first in the match in between Barcelona and the PSG by Mbappé and Neymar, while the Portuguese do so on Wednesday when visiting Porto del Tecatito Corona.
The latter is one of two Mexicans to remain in that league, as the other is Hector HerreraCorona is worth 30 million euros, for 8 of the midfielder Atlético de Madrid, which will play the first leg of the round from 16 to next week, on Tuesday 23 February, after receiving the Chelsea