The ranking of the ten most expensive soccer players in the world witnessed fundamental changes, as the latest classification of the market value of the players included a huge leap for Liverpool star Sadio Mane and Manchester City star Rahim Sterling, the decline of Argentine star Lionel Messi and the fall of his Portuguese rival Cristiano Ronaldo.
While French star Killian Mbappe maintained the top position in the German "Transfer Market" classification with a fixed market value of 200 million euros, his runner-up and team-mate Paris Saint-Germain Neymar fell to third after his market value fell from 180 to 160 million euros, replacing him with a value of 180 Million Euros Sterling, whose value rose 20 million Euros in one year.
Sadio Mane recorded the biggest jump in the interstellar market value, as he jumped from 125 to 150 million euros, to rise to the fourth position in the ranking in front of his colleague in Liverpool, Mohamed Salah, who fell in two places (to the fifth) despite the stability of its market value at 150 million euros.
England star Harry Kane, with a market value of 150 million euros, was also ranked sixth, followed by Belgium's playmaker Kevin de Bruyne.
Messi fell four places to settle in the eighth rank after his market value fell from 150 to 140 million euros during the last year due to his advanced age (32 years).
The young English star Jadon Sancho (19 years old) jumped to the ninth position after increasing its value in one year from 100 to 120 million euros, followed by the same market value, the French star Antoine Griezmann in the tenth position.
Finally, the Portuguese star disappeared from the most expensive twenty players, falling to the 45th position after his market value fell to 75 million euros only, because he reached 35 years.
Age is one of the main pillars in determining the market value of players, in addition to the technical and physical level, participation and injuries.