Most valuable South American XI in football right now - February 2022

Most valuable South American XI in football right now
Most valuable South American XI in football right now

Left-winger: Neymar jr ( Paris Saint Germain/ Brazil) - €90m

Manchester City v Paris Saint-Germain: Group A - UEFA Champions League
Manchester City v Paris Saint-Germain: Group A - UEFA Champions League

Neymar is regarded as one of the most skillful players of his generation. According to many, the Brazilian is ranked third behind Ronaldo and Messi as the best players in the world. Neymar holds the record for the most expensive transfer signing ever, with a huge sum of €222m from Barcelona to PSG in 2017.

During his time at Barcelona, he established himself as one of the most prolific wingers in the world. Neymar formed a partnership with Messi and Luis Suarez, dubbed 'MSN' which is seen as one of the greatest trios of all time. He left Barcelona for PSG in 2017 after winning a number of trophies including the Champions League

Although Neymar has been injury prone since his arrival at PSG, that has not stopped or diminished his ability. In his debut season, he won the Player of the Year award in Ligue 1.

The Brazilian played an integral role in PSG's domestic quadruple and journey to the UEFA Champions League final, their first in history in the 2019-2020 season.

Neymar has just played 10 Ligue 1 games due to injury, scoring thrice.


Right winger: Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid/ Brazil) - €100m

Real Madrid CF v Valencia CF - La Liga Santander
Real Madrid CF v Valencia CF - La Liga Santander

Vinicius Jr. is the rave of the moment at Real Madrid alongside his teammate Karim Benzema. It makes him one of the most valuable players in the world right now.

Vinicius had quite a terrible last season citing inconsistency. He managed to score just six goals in 49 appearances in all competitions. This is a big contrast from this season where he has registered 15 goals in 32 appearances in all competitions so far.

The Brazilian international will be hoping to continue his fine form so that Real Madrid can win the La Liga and the Champions League titles.


Centre forward: Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan/ Argentina) - €80m

FC Internazionale v SS Lazio - Serie A
FC Internazionale v SS Lazio - Serie A

Lautaro Martinez's top-notch pace and finishing ability makes him one of the best and most valuable centre-forward in the world at the moment.

Martinez joined Inter Milan for a fee of € 22.7m from Racing Club in 2018. Since then, he has played a monumental role in the squad, most notably in the 2020-2021 season. He contributed 17 goals in 38 appearances in the league that saw them win the Serie A title alongside Romelu Lukaku.

Nicknamed El Toro because of leadership traits, he is renowned for his good dribbling skills, defensive contribution and creativity. The Argentinian has scored 11 goals in 22 appearances in the league so far this season and will be hoping to better it.

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