Marcus Rashford named world’s most valuable footballer as Lionel Messi drops to 97th

Barcelona star Lionel Messi has dropped to 97^th on the listing of most respected footballers on the planet whereas Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford is the game’s most respected participant, a research calculates.

The CIES Football Observatory use numerous standards to guage participant’s worth together with, however not restricted to, age, contract period, sporting degree, worldwide standing and inflation.

That knowledge is utilized to footballers throughout Europe’s high 5 leagues – Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1.

England worldwide Rashford tops the listing at a worth of €165m, whereas Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland (€152m) and Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold (€151m) full the highest three, with Rashford’s United teammate Bruno Fernandes in fourth.

Barcelona news over the previous decade has been dominated by Messi’s prominence on the high of world soccer however he’s now ranked simply 97^th, as he celebrates his 34^th birthday on the finish of the present season.