The International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) has today, Tuesday published a list of the top 100 most valuable players in the world of football.The top ten on the list comprises of young players, none of whom has reached 25 years of age. Amongst the criteria for valuation is the period left on current contract, which can influence a player’s worth.Here is the rating and worth of the players top ten most valuable players in the world1. Erling HaalandThe Norwegian only joined Manchester City last summer and has so far enjoyed a stellar debut campaign with the domestic double winners,…
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The summer awaits what will be one of the biggest moves in English football for a local player as West Ham United brace up themselves ahead of the departure of Declan Rice.Rice, who started as a center back has grown to be one of the best midfielders in the world and has become too big for The Hammers, who are now opened to selling him with just a year left on his current contract.The 24year old has been heavily linked with a move to Arsenal, who are believed to have started courting the former Chelsea Academy player before the end…
Next summer, Harry Kane will leave Tottenham Hotspur as a free agent if he does not extend his contract at the club or seal a move away this summer.Six years is a very long period but eventually, it comes to an end. Tottenham Hotspur have had one of the world’s best strikers on their books in over a decade and last renewed his contract in 2018, signing until 2024.The England captain will enter the final year of his contract next season and the worry for Spurs is that the striker will surely not be willing to renew the agreement after…
Manchester City close in on a landmark achievement following their win over city rivals, Manchester United in the Emirates FA Cup final in Wembley on Saturday.United, in 1999 became the only English to win a treble and that fact has been a pride for the club and its fans, but Pep Guardiola men’s win in Wembley means their fierce rivals could be about to match their achievement.City, who in that season of United’s treble, had just sealed promotion to Division one thanks to a playoff win in their first season in the third tier of English football, following double relegation…
Mason Mount could have feature his final time as a Chelsea player with his 13 minute cameo on final day against Newcastle United in Stamford Bridge.The 24year old, who came through the ranks at the club has led a mixed time with Chelsea, but the good ones is highlighted by the club’s run to the Champions League title in 2021.Mount, despite winning the club’s player of the year in consecutive seasons before dip in form in the concluded season was almost never out of the headline and not always for the right reasons.The former Derby County midfielder was a culprit…
When Lionel Messi announced his departure from Barcelona in 2021, it caught the football world by surprise as not many saw it coming, not even some of his teammates at the time could have predicted it.Sergio Aguero, who left Manchester City for Barcelona in the same summer expressed his desires to play alongside his countryman was one of the main reasons that made him sign for the Blaugrana but unfortunately, he never got a chance.It was almost immediately confirmed that the now World Cup winner with Argentina will be headed to the French capital to join Paris Saint-German, where he…
It’s a question everyone wants answers and as Manchester United fans, you can’t be any eager to know when or if Mason Greenwood will ever return to play for the club.21year old Greenwood has not feature for United since last doing so on January 22, 2022 in the Premier League, when a Marcus Rashford’s late goal helped the club to a 1-0 victory in Old Trafford.The English attacker, who played 129 times for the club’s first team, scoring 29 goals was charged with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behavior, and section 47 assault of a woman.He was arrested a few…
Speculations linking Napoli defender Kim Min-Jae with a move to Manchester United will not go away and as the season approaches its end, it has become more intensified.The South Korean, who only joined Napoli last summer in a deal around €18.05 million from Turkish club, Fenerbache signed a contract until the summer of 2025, with option of two more years if both parties agree to continue.In his first season, the 26year old has become one of Napoli’s most important players, helping them to a first Scudetto in more than 30 years while also reaching the UEFA Champions League quarter finals…
Despite his struggles so far at Chelsea, it’s obvious Mykaylo Mudryk is a top player and will be devastating when he finally gets in his groove. That alone is something to worry about for opposing teams.But the bigger question and the one which is scary for Chelsea, who have signed him in a deal rising up to €100 million from Shakhtar Donesk is if he’ll ever be able to get in his groove.The ups!Mudryk has registered the fastest sprint in the concluded Premier League season, clocking 36.6 km/h minutes into his debut against Liverpool in Anfield back in January.It was…
The 2023 edition of the French Open gets underway in Stade Roland Garros on Sunday as Men’s Tennis stars look to make a name for themselves in the absence of the king of clay, Rafael Nadal.This year’s edition is the first to feature neither of Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal since 1998 as the former had retired while the latter withdraw from the tournament due to a hip injury.But it still has the likes of Novak Djokovic, the Serb who will be looking to win his 23rd Grand Slam title while Spanish sensation, Carlos Alvarez, who is youngest player ever…