Player Value: Under 23's

January 8, 2011

Player Value: Under 23's

Author: Elisa | Posted at: Saturday, January 08, 2011 | Filed Under: AC Milan, athletic bilbao, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona, manchester united, Real Madrid, Sevilla, Tottenham Hotspurs, valencia

Transfer Market just came out with their top 20 U-23 players with the most market value. Let's take a look at the list at hand.

1. Gonzalo Higuaín Forward age 23 (Argentina & Real Madrid) 38.000.000 €

2. Kun Agüero Forward age 22 (Argentina & Atlético de Madrid) 36.000.000 €

3. Alexandre Pato Forward age 21 (Brasil & AC Milan) 35.000.000 €

4. Mesut Özil CMF age 22 (Germany & Real Madrid) 27.000.000 €

5. Mario Balotelli Forward age 20 (Italy & Manchester City) 26.000.000 €

6. Sergio Busquets DMF age 22 (Spain & FC Barçelona) 25.000.000 €

7. Karim Benzema Forward age 23 (France & Real Madrid) 25.000.000 €

8. Juan Mata CMF/Winger age 22 (Spain & Valencia) 23.000.000 €

9. Thomas Müller CMF/Forward age 21 (Germany & Bayern Munich) 23.000.000 €

10. Ángel Di María Winger age 22 (Argentina & Real Madrid) 20.000.000 €

11. Javi Martínez DMF age 22 (Spain & Athletic Bilbao) 20.000.000 €

12. Gareth Bale Winger/LB age 21 (Wales & Tottenham) 20.000.000 €

13. Anderson DMF age 22 (Brasil & Manchester United) 20.000.000 €

14. Stevan Jovetić Winger age 21 (Montenegro & Fiorentina) 17.500.000 €

15. Diego Perotti Winger age 22 (Argentina & Sevilla) 16.000.000 €

16. Eden Hazard CMF/Winger age 20 (Belguim & Lille) 16.000.000 €

17. Nuri Şahin MF age 22 (Turkey & Borussia Dortmund) 16.000.000 €

18. Yann M'Vila DMF age 20 (France & Rennes) 15.000.000 €

19. Bojan Krkić Winger/Forward age 20 (Spain & FC Barçelona) 15.000.000 €

20. Marcelo LB/Winger age 22 (Brasil & Real Madrid) 15.000.000 €

Interesting facts: All of the players make their trade in the top 5 leagues in Europe. 11 out of 20 play in La Liga. La Roja youngsters are making their mark. 5 of the bunch play at Real Madrid. (I guess playing at Real Madrid is prestigious and increases your market value. Well, everyone except Karim Benzema and Angel Di Maria, if you compare their original transfer prices.) Argentinian and Spanish players are the most popular with 4 listed, respectively. Wingers are in high demand.

What do you think of the ranking? Is Sergio Busquets too low on the list? Is their any glaring omissions? Where is Neymar from Brasil? Is Benzema really more valuable than Mata? Is Balotelli overrated because he plays in England? Maybe they should call this list Top 20 sub 23, excluding Messi.