Jamaican born England winger Raheem Sterling heads a list of players which include Jadon Sancho and Kylian Mbappé whose market value increased most in the past four months.
This according to data from KPMG football benchmark.
Sancho, who debuted for England after the world cup and is currently playing at Borussia Dortmund leads the way with a €28.2 million increase, followed by PSG and France forward Mbappé at €25 million and England and Manchester city’s sterling at €24.1 million.
“Although the top 3 are all forwards, the top 10 includes 3 midfielders and 3 defenders, as well.
The English premier league is represented by the most players in the chart 6, followed by the German Bundesliga with 2 according to the authors of the report/
“Interestingly, 5 of the 10 listed footballers are from England, a fact giving credit to expectations that these young talents may bring an even brighter future to English football.”
Values are calculated using analysis of past football player transactions taking place during the last six seasons as well as a number of other variables including age, nationality and performance stats.