{"id":433,"date":"2014-06-06T14:05:22","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T14:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/?p=433"},"modified":"2014-06-06T14:05:22","modified_gmt":"2014-06-06T14:05:22","slug":"top-10-valuable-footballers-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/top-tens\/sports\/top-10-valuable-footballers-world","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Most Valuable Footballers in the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Not that long ago, \u00a350million could buy you an entire starting 11 but now that amount is barely that much in the footballing world.\u00a0Teams (that I won&#8217;t name) spend ridiculous amounts to get the targets they want, some even paying grossly over what the player is actually worth. I count down the top 10 most valuable footballers in the world, this doesn&#8217;t take into account actual football transfer fees.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-2647600\/Luiz-Suarez-worlds-expensive-footballer-79million-Lionel-Messi-cost-DOUBLE.html\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Table of Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#10-Mario-Gotze\">10. Mario Gotze<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#9-Edinson-Cavani\">9. Edinson Cavani<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#8-Mesut-Ozil\">8. Mesut Ozil<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#7-Gareth-Bale\">7. Gareth Bale<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#6-Paul-Pogba\">6. Paul Pogba<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#5-Neymar-Jr\">5. Neymar Jr<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#4-Eden-Hazard\">4. Eden Hazard<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#3-Luis-Suarez\">3. Luis Suarez<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2-Cristiano-Ronaldo\">2. Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#1-Lionel-Messi\">1. Lionel Messi<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h3><span id=\"10-Mario-Gotze\">10. Mario Gotze<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/static.goal.com\/308900\/308940hp2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"345\" height=\"215\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age<\/strong>: 22<\/p>\n<p><strong>Club<\/strong>: Bayern Munich<\/p>\n<p><strong>Value<\/strong>: \u00a337,900,000<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"9-Edinson-Cavani\">9. Edinson Cavani<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beinsports.fr\/di\/library\/bein\/c1\/9a\/psg-cavani_207133_PSG_CAVANI_100813.jpg?t=1741350088&amp;w=640&amp;h=360&amp;quality=95&amp;cropTo=top\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age<\/strong>: 27<\/p>\n<p><strong>Club<\/strong>: Paris Saint Germain<\/p>\n<p><strong>Value<\/strong>: \u00a338,700,000<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"8-Mesut-Ozil\">8. Mesut Ozil<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Mesut-Ozil-Arsenal-Norwich.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"354\" height=\"221\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age<\/strong>: 25<\/p>\n<p><strong>Club<\/strong>: Arsenal<\/p>\n<p><strong>Value<\/strong>: \u00a339,700,000<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"7-Gareth-Bale\">7. Gareth Bale<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Real-Madrid-Gareth-Bale.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"197\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age<\/strong>: 24<\/p>\n<p><strong>Club<\/strong>: Real Madrid<\/p>\n<p><strong>Value<\/strong>: \u00a347,100,000<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"6-Paul-Pogba\">6. Paul Pogba<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pogs2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"191\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age<\/strong>: 21<\/p>\n<p><strong>Club<\/strong>: Juventus<\/p>\n<p><strong>Value<\/strong>: \u00a348,900,000<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"5-Neymar-Jr\">5. Neymar Jr<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/68270000\/jpg\/_68270962_neymar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"203\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age<\/strong>: 22<\/p>\n<p><strong>Club<\/strong>: Barcelona<\/p>\n<p><strong>Value<\/strong>: \u00a350,600,000<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"4-Eden-Hazard\">4. Eden Hazard<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/e2.365dm.com\/13\/08\/16-9\/20\/Eden-Hazard-of-Chelsea_2981339.jpg?20131108081603\" alt=\"\" width=\"365\" height=\"205\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age<\/strong>: 23<\/p>\n<p><strong>Club<\/strong>: Chelsea<\/p>\n<p><strong>Value<\/strong>: \u00a361,200,000<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"3-Luis-Suarez\">3. Luis Suarez<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/images.cdn.fourfourtwo.com\/sites\/fourfourtwo.com\/files\/styles\/main-image-landscape\/public\/pa-suarez18148788.jpg?itok=tb6ooQMI\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age<\/strong>: 27<\/p>\n<p><strong>Club<\/strong>: Liverpool<\/p>\n<p><strong>Value<\/strong>: \u00a379,400,000<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"2-Cristiano-Ronaldo\">2. Cristiano Ronaldo<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/sdgpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Cristiano-Ronaldo-Real-Madrid.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"366\" height=\"244\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age<\/strong>: 29<\/p>\n<p><strong>Club<\/strong>: Real Madrid<\/p>\n<p><strong>Value<\/strong>: \u00a385,200,000<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"1-Lionel-Messi\">1. Lionel Messi<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/static.guim.co.uk\/sys-images\/Sport\/Pix\/pictures\/2013\/8\/21\/1377087291203\/Lionel-Messi-008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"217\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age<\/strong>: 26<\/p>\n<p><strong>Club<\/strong>: Barcelona<\/p>\n<p><strong>Value<\/strong>: \u00a3161,500,000<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Most of these players aren&#8217;t even in their prime yet, it&#8217;s certainly a good time to be a football fan.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>List by Ryan<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Top Tens\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/latest-top-tens\/\">Click here to return to the top tens<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not that long ago, \u00a350million could buy you an entire starting 11 but now that amount is barely that much in the footballing world.\u00a0Teams (that I won&#8217;t name) spend ridiculous amounts to get the targets they want, some even paying grossly over what the player is actually worth. 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