Lamine Yamal has become the most expensive footballer in the world

Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Lamin Yamal has become the most expensive footballer in the world in the updated version of the ranking on the Transfermarkt portal.

Yamal tops the list with a market value of €200 million. The top 5 also includes Real Madrid footballers Jude Bellingham and (both - €180 million), as well as Erling Haaland (€180 million) and Vinicius (€170 million), who previously shared the top spot.

On October 28, 2024, Lamin Yamal was named the best young footballer of the year. In the past year, Yamal won the European Championship - 2024 with the national team. His team defeated England in the final match with a score of 2:1.

In the 2024/25 season, Yamal played 35 matches for Barcelona in La Liga, in which he scored nine goals and provided 13 assists, winning the championship and the Spanish Cup with the team.