BARCELONA, SPAIN - MAY 11: Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona reacts on the floor, as Federico Valverde, Raul Asencio of Real Madrid and Raphinha of FC Barcelona look on, after Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid (not pictured) scores his team's second goal during the LaLiga match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on May 11, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)
Players from the first-team ranks at Spanish football’s two leading clubs account for six of the 10 most valuable stars in world football at present.
That’s according to market experts transfermarkt, who have this week provided updated figures on the value of the game’s leading players the world over.
And as relaid by Mundo Deportivo, of the top-10, 60% come from the respective squads of Barcelona and Real Madrid.
The former boast a pair of inclusions, in the form of Pedri, and Lamine Yamal.
Xabi Alonso’s Blancos ranks, meanwhile, features a quartet of the game’s priciest stars, in Federico Valverde, Vinícius Jr, Jude Bellingham, and Kylian Mbappé.
The remainder of the top-10 is made up of Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), and Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
The players with the highest market value in world football at present, as per transfermarkt:
Fede Valverde – €130 million
Jamal Musiala – €140 million
Florian Wirtz – €140 million
Pedri – €140 million
Bukayo Saka – €150 million
Vinícius Jr – €170 million
Erling Haaland – €180 million
Jude Bellingham – €180 million
Kylian Mbappé – €180 million
Lamine Yamal – €200 million