Kylian Mbappe who is arguably one of the most popular names in world football.
Kylian Mbappe's meteoric rise to the top of world football has seen him ranked as the game's most Valuable footballer.
CIES Football Observatory have crunched the numbers of a complex calculation that takes into account performance, age, marketability and their current contract length among other factors to come up with very specific values.
Having shined with France during their World Cup triumph this summer, 19-year-old Mbappe has leaped ahead of Tottenham star Harry Kane in the rankings to top the list.
Kylian Mbappe has been named the world's most valuable player by CIES Football Observatory
Kylian Mbappe has been named the world's most valuable player by CIES Football Observatory
Harry Kane has dropped from first place down to second despite a very successful season
Harry Kane has dropped from first place down to second despite a very successful season
TOP 10: MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS
PLAYER AND VALUE
Kylain Mbappe(£189.3m)
Harry Kane(£172.5m)
Neymar(£172.2m)
Mohamed Salah(£151.2m)
Philippe Coutinho(£149.8m)
Lionel Messi(£149.2)
Raheem Sterling(£143.9)
Romelu Lukaku(£143.7)
Dele Alli(£142.9)
Antoine Griezmann(£139.9)
The Frenchman, like Mbappe, was also an important part of the World Cup winning squad.
The Paris Saint-Germain star is now valued at £189.3million with Kane, who won the World Cup Golden Boot with England, thought to be worth slightly less at £172.5m.
That puts the Tottenham star marginally ahead of Brazilian stalwart Neymar (£172.2m), who became the world's most expensive player when he joined PSG for £198m in 2016.
One surprise omission is that of Cristiano Ronaldo, who drops out of the top 10 altogether following his £100m summer move from Real Madrid to Juventus.
