In its weekly letter, the CIES Football Observatory (International Center for the Study of Sport) publishes this Wednesday morning its ranking of the “most expensive” players under 21 on the transfer market. A ranking in which PSG is well represented with four players in the top 100, tied with Barça or Chelsea, two units behind the astonishing Brighton & Hove. Above all, the capital club is the only club to place two players in the top 5: Warren Zaire-Emery and João Neves, two midfielders expected to start this Wednesday evening against Atlético de Madrid.
According to CIES estimates, which are based on its own statistical model, Warren Zaire-Emery, aged 18 years and seven months, would be worth 109 million euros if a club wanted to recruit him today. João Neves, aged 20 years and 1 month, has an estimated value of 99.8 million euros. The other two Parisian players in the top 100 are Lucas Beraldo (70.3 million euros) and Désiré Doué (42.2 million euros). The CIES ranking is dominated by the Spaniard from Barça Lamine Yamal and his announced 180.9 million euros and the Argentinian from Manchester United Alejandro Garnacho (114.8 million euros).
“Seventeen leagues are represented in the top 100, with a maximum of 26 players for the Premier League, followed by Ligue 1 (17 footballers) and La Liga (12),” specifies the CIES. Warren Zaire-Emery and João Neves are thus better evaluated than players like Endrick, Arda Güler (Real Madrid) or Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) and Mathys Tel (Bayern Munich).
