Neither Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) nor “Monster” Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) were mentioned. Korean soccer players were excluded from the list of the top 50 players in the world. British media outlet 90MIN reported on the 5th (local time) that the Center for International Sports Research (CIES) has announced the 50 most valuable soccer players in the world.
CIES has recently updated the market value of soccer players around the world. CIES is known to charge players’ ransom by considering various factors such as their performance, annual salary, and contract period with the club. There was no Korean player in the top 50 highlighted by 90 MIN. Takefusa Kubo, a star of the Japanese national soccer team, has been ranked 40th. The price of Kubo’s value set by CIES is 99.8 million euros (143.6 billion won). It is twice as high as that of Kim Min-jae. 스포츠토토
Munich’s main defender Kim Min-jae was valued at 50 million euros (71.9 billion won). The fact that he signed a contract with Munich, one of the best teams in the world, last year gives the impression that his valuation is low given his recent performance. Lee Kang-in, who wore a Paris Saint-Germain uniform last year, received the same evaluation as Kim. He is far behind Gubo, who is regarded as a friend and rival.
Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan of Wolverhampton, who are tied for third and sixth in the English Premier League scoring rankings, were both priced at 30 million euros (43.1 billion won) apiece. They were estimated to be less than one third of Gubo’s ransom. Another Japanese star, Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton & Hove Albion), was also highly valued in the market. His ransom is set at 80 million euros (115.1 billion won) by CIES.
Japanese players seem to have relatively high market value. Born in 1997, Mitoma is only one year younger than Hwang Hee-chan. Moreover, Hwang Hee-chan, who has been sensational this season, surpassed Mitoma’s offensive point record last season in 20 league games. It is difficult to erase the feeling that the evaluation is somewhat difficult to understand.
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Erling Holan (Manchester City), and Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid) ranked first to third in the world. They all boasted a market value of more than 250 million euros. Hodrigu (Real Madrid), Bukayo Saka (Arnall), Phil Foden (Man City), Gabi (FC Barcelona), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Martin Odegaard (Arnall) made the top 10.