Celtic's Callum McGregor and Rangers' John Souttar are amongst the 'most valuable' Scottish players (Pic: Getty)Celtic's Callum McGregor and Rangers' John Souttar are amongst the 'most valuable' Scottish players (Pic: Getty)
Celtic's Callum McGregor and Rangers' John Souttar are amongst the 'most valuable' Scottish players (Pic: Getty) | Getty Images
Andrew Robertson is no longer Scotland’s ‘most valuable’ player while Arsenal’s Kieran Tierney features highly ahead of his Scottish Premiership return.
Celtic and Rangers players feature in the updated list of the ‘most valuable’ Scottish players in world football according to the most recent data from football statistics site Transfermarkt.
Stars from both sides of the Glasgow divide make the top 25 players based on their current ‘market value’ while several former men from both clubs are also prominent. The headline news is that Liverpool full back Andrew Robertson, who had held top spot on the list for several years, has fallen down the rankings to third.
He is replaced at the top by Napoli’s Scott McTominay, who is by far and a way the ‘most valuable’ Scottish player in world football. Former Aberdeen midfielder Lewis Ferguson, also playing in Italy’s Serie A with Bologna, takes second spot while Aston Villa’s John McGinn and Brentford’s Aaron Hickey complete the top five.
The 25 most valuable Scottish footballers in world football
Here are the top 25 ‘most valuable’ Scottish players in world football according to football statistics site Transfermarkt:
Scott McTominay - SSC Napoli - €40.00 million
Lewis Ferguson - Bologna FC 1909 - €22.00 million
Andrew Robertson - Liverpool - €20.00 million
John McGinn - Aston Villa - €18.00 million
Aaron Hickey - Brentford FC - €18.00 million
Billy Gilmour - SSC Napoli - €16.00 million
Che Adams - Torino FC - €15.00 million
Nathan Patterson - Everton - €15.00m
Ryan Christie - AFC Bournemouth - €12.00 million
Kieran Tierney - Arsenal (joining Celtic next season) - €10.00 million
Ben Doak - Middlesbrough (on loan from Liverpool) €10.00 million
Ryan Gauld - Vancouver Whitecaps - €7.00 million
Callum McGregor - Celtic - €6.50 million
Greg Taylor - Celtic - €6.50 million
Lewis Morgan - New York Red Bulls - €6.00 million
Tommy Conway - Middlesbrough - €6.00 million
Scott McKenna - UD Las Palmas - €5.00 million
George Hirst - Ipswich Town - €5.00 million
Andrew Irving - West Ham United - €5.00 million
John Souttar - Rangers - €4.50 million
Ross Stewart - Southampton - €4.50 million
Josh Doig - US Sassuolo - €4.50 million
Lennon Miller - Motherwell - €4.00 million
David Turnbull - Cardiff City - €3.50 million
Jacob Brown - Luton Town - €3.50 million
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Scott McTomiany’s market value of €40 million makes him by far in a way the most valuable Scottish footballer according to the data. His valuation is almost double that of second placed Lewis Ferguson’s €22 million.
To put that number in context, the most valuable players in the world according to Transfermarkt is Manchester City’s Norwegian centre forward Erling Haaland and Real Madrid’s Brazilian superstar Vinicius Junior who are both valued at €200.00 million. McTominay sits 186th on the list although a number of players are also valued at the €40 million including notable names such as Endrick (Rel Madrid), Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) and Noni Madueke (Chelsea).
Former Rangers winger Amad Diallo, who has broken into the Manchester United first team this season, is also valued at €40 million while Tottenham’s James Maddison is the most valuable player at €50 million to have ever played in Scotland having had a loan spell with Aberdeen early in his career.
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