Neymar named world's most expensive player

ASTANA. KAZINFORM Barcelona's forward Neymar was named the most expensive player in the world by CIES Football Observatory, organization's website reads.

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According to it, Neymar's transfer value is 246.8 million € - far more than his teammate's Lionel Messi (170.5 M €). Third is French Paul Pogba of Manchester United (155.3 M €).

Best player of 2016, European champion and Champions League winner Cristiano Ronaldo is only seventh on the list (126.5 M €). The most expensive goalkeeper of the planet is Atletico Madrid's Jan Oblak (59.8 M €). The most expensive defender is Hector Bellerin of Arsenal (70.3 M €). Attacking midfielder with the highest transfer value in the world is Dele Alli from the Hotspurs (110.5 M €).

In total, CIES Football Observatory reviewed top 100 most expensive players in the world. The last on the list is the midfielder of English West Ham Micheyl Antonio (36.2 M €).
It is worth noting that most players on the list represent English clubs - 41 out of 100. There are also 25 players of Spanish, 16 - Italian 12 - German and 6 - French teams.