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#1 Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain)
Value: €216.5m (£189.5m)
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Here he is, in the pole position, the most valuable player in the world right now. Kylian Mbappe! Mbappe has won two French Championships, one French Cup, one French League Cup and the most precious of them all, the World Cup.
In 2017 he was named the best youngster in football and was included in the 2018 FIFPro World XI. Did I mention that he is only 19 years old? It's hard to digest that someone as young as him has achieved so much already.
Seen as a future Ballon d'Or winner by many, the youngster has scored 44 goals for PSG in just 35 appearances. Since the beginning of the 2018-19 season, the Frenchman has been in a red-hot form, which has helped him overtake Harry Kane in this list.
The CIES values the teenager at a mammoth €216.5m, which not only makes him the most valuable forward but also the most valuable footballer on the planet!
