World Cup 2026: Lamine Yamal leads list of most valuable footballers [Top 10]

With a few days left before the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Spain winger Lamine Yamal (FC Barcelona) is the world's most valuable footballer, with an estimated transfer value of €358 million ($416m) according to the CIES Football Observatory. He tops the list ahead of Erling Haaland (Manchester City, €227m) and Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid, €166m). The top 10 also includes Michael Oliseh (Bayern Munich, €140.5m), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa, €136.8m), Désiré Doué (PSG, €133.2m), Kenan Yildiz (Juventus, €133.0m), Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City, €125.0m), Arda Güler (Real Madrid, €124.8m), and Pau Cubarsí (FC Barcelona, €124.6m).