5 most valuable under-23 forwards in the world right now (2021)

#3 Jadon Sancho - £81 million

Sancho is looking to recapture his mojo at Manchester United.

Jadon Sancho caught everyone's imagination with his meteoric rise to stardom at Borussia Dortmund. He had arrived at BvB from Manchester City four years ago. With 50 goals and 64 assists in 137 games for the Bundesliga giants, Sancho announced himself as a world-class winger.

However, since joining Manchester United this summer, his stock has fallen. The Englishman is yet to open his account for the club after 13 games across competitions. Nevertheless, the 21-year-old remains an immensely talented prospect, and still has time to turn things around.

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#2 Erling Haaland - £135 million

Haaland is widely touted as a future Ballon d'Or winner

Has there been a player less destined for greatness than Erling Haaland? The Norwegian has improved by leaps and bounds since his emergence on the European stage with RB Salzburg two years ago.

Now at Borussia Dortmund, the Norwegian sharpshooter has refined his talents. He has enhanced his already frightening goalscoring rate with 70 goals in 69 games, along with 19 assists, for BvB across competitions.

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#1 Kylian Mbappe - £144 million

Mbappe's accomplishments at 21 can put seasoned professionals to shame.

It hasn't been the most prolific start to his 2021-22 campaign for Kylian Mbappe, but he remains as valuable to PSG as ever. Despite his injury woes and exit rumours, the Frenchman has bagged six goals and eight assists across competitions this season.

Kylian Mbappe won his sixth Ligue 1 Player of the Month award in August earlier this year. That helped him break a tie with Zlatan Ibrahimovic (five), in the process.

Earlier this month, the 22-year-old made up for a poor outing at Euro 2020 with talismanic displays in France's victorious UEFA Nations League campaign. He helped Les Blues to the title with a goal and assist apiece in the semi-final and final.