Exciting  Jamaican Winger  Leon  Bailey  is  ranked  in the  top  ten  of  the  most  valuable  under  21  players  in the  world.

the  ranking  is  led  by  Franc’e  standout  striker Kylian Mbappé  who is  twice as valuable as England striker Marcus Rashford  with  Bailey  at  number  9.

A new report  by  prime  sport   titled  Soccerex 20 under  21 report  values Mbappé at £170.2 million pounds  or  just over  190.4  million  euros  making  him the  first  under  21  player   to  be  valued  over  100  million  pounds.

Second-ranked Rashford is valued at £78.9 million, while Manchester city and Brazil striker, Gabriel Jesus is ranked third with a £77.9 million pound valuation.

Bailey  who  plays  for  German  Bundesliga  club  Bayer  Leverkusen  is  valued  at  just  over  56  million  euros  and  is  one  of  two  players  from the  North American region  in the  rankings  the  other  at  number  8  American  Christian Pulisic.

The list is dominated by France who have five players in the top 20, while  Rashford  is  one  of  three  English  player  in the  20.

Fourteen of the top 20 is made up of European players with Brazil contributing four of the non-European contingent.

The report authors point to a “total combined player values topping €1bn for the first time, a 66% increase on last year’s combined total.”

The valuation methodology takes into account the player’s age, position, current club, contract length, market value perception, international caps, minutes played, goals, injuries and “technical quality”.