Phil Foden is the most valuable football player in the world for 2021 with him worth £190 million according to CIES
CIES is an independent, research and education organization, located in Neuchâtel, Switzerland and is partly funded by FIFA. Moreover, the research organization is considered to be 80% accurate according to a survey. So, how did they figure out, and who made it in the top 10 list.
How is the List of Most Valuable Footballer Players Made?
There are mostly three aspects on which the CIES evaluate the value of the player. And, due to these reasons sometimes the results are shocking and hard to digest. Earlier, in the January transfer market Marcus Rashford was the most valuable player with a value of £165 million. So, how does this value is calculated and how they come up with an accurate number every time. Let’s see the aspects on which the player’s value is evaluated.
1. Player
So, the first aspect is all about the player. Furthermore, it takes the data about the player like:
- How is the player’s form
- What is his career trajectory
- How old the player is
- And most important, how he is playing or his current form
Considering all this, Foden is in fine form and is a Manchester City academy player. Moreover, he is young and has left so much football.
2. Player’s Club
The second aspect is the player’s club. There are also two points in this naming Sporting and Economic. So, what’s these two?
- In sporting, it looks at the club current form, their European achievements in recent years and their performance in the domestic league.
- In the Economic section, CIES collects the data on how economically strong is the club. Moreover, like how much they spend on recent transfers or what’s the salary of their players?
Phil Foden plays for Manchester City and we all know how strong they are in both sections. Furthermore, they have spent some huge money on building a new team, especially the defence. And, they also have a good record of winning trophies recently.
3. The Marketplace
So, the final one is how the market is responding to the transfer. Additionally, it also considers the demand of the kind of player is or is his playstyle needed in teams or not?
CIES Most Valuable Football Player 2021
So, considering all these, the final list is made. And this is the reason, players like Halland and Mbappe are behind Greenwood and Rashford. Furthermore, let’s see the final list of the most valuable player.
10. Mason Mount (Chelsea) – £123.6 million
9. Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid) – £127.8 million
8. Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich) – £131.6 million
7. Pedri (FC Barcelona) – £133.2 million
6. Frenkie De Jong (FC Barcelona) – £138.7million
5. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) – £154.3million
4. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) – £155.5 million
3. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) – £159.1 million
2. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) – £178 million
1. Phil Foden (Manchester City) – £190.2 million