10 most valuable football players in the world right now

#2 Lionel Messi - £162 million

Barcelona v Valencia - La Liga — Messi will be hoping to continue his good form in the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Undoubtedly the greatest Barcelona player of all time, Lionel Messi has arguably taken his game to new heights under Ernesto Valverde this season. Playing in a slightly deeper role in the beginning of this season, the Argentine maestro has been a brilliant playmaker cum goalscorer for Barcelona this season.

With Real Madrid in blistering form last season and with Neymar departing in the summer transfer window, questions were raised about Barca's chances this season. However, Messi almost single-handedly has answered all those questions and it will be interesting to see just how much longer the 30-year-old can maintain his incredible level.

With the World Cup coming up, Messi will be determined to play his best and guide Argentina to the title. If Argentina does end up winning the World Cup this year, Messi will definitely go down in history as the greatest player of all time.

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A Bengaluru lad through and through, Ashwin Hanagudu is a huge fan of Liverpool and unsurprisingly pledges his sworn allegiance to RCB in the IPL. With over 8+ years of experience in this field, Ashwin manages multiple verticals at Sportskeeda and as of July 2024 is the most-read author in the football section.

Apart from his duties at Sportskeeda, Ashwin Hanagudu is also an active table tennis player and has played multiple state ranking and national tournaments representing Karnataka.

A huge sports fan, some of the athletes and sportspersons he admires in no particular order are Virat Kohli, Steven Gerrard, Mohamed Salah, Cristiano Ronaldo, Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Neeraj Chopra and PV Sindhu

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