Nigeria and Manchester City forward, Kelechi Iheanacho, has been adjudged the seventh most valuable Under-21 player on the planet earth...
Nigeria and Manchester City forward, Kelechi Iheanacho, has
been adjudged the seventh most valuable Under-21 player on the planet earth,
according to a report by Soccerex.
The Nigerian international who starred in Manchester City's
pre-season defeat against Bayern Munich on Wednesday is worth £16.8m, according
to the report Soccerex Prime Time Sport’s Football Value Index study.
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| Soccerex most valuable U21 players |
The Soccerex Report utilises a Football Value Index compiled
by Prime Time Sport and takes into account the player’s age, position, current
club, contract length, market value perception, international caps, minutes
played, goals, injuries and technical quality from a variety of sources to
arrive at a final valuation.
France forward
Anthony Martial was adjudged the most valuable Under-21 player on the
planet and was valued at £39.7m, a figure which doubles Iheanacho's worth in
the top ten list.
Schalke's Leroy Sane and Bayern Munich's Renato Sanches made
up the top three places. Tottenham Hotspur's Dele Alli, Kingsley Coman, Embolo,
Marcus Rashford and Max Meyer, in that order, finished above Iheanacho.
