Most expensive Generation Z stars in Europe revealed as Sancho tops list on £186m… nearly DOUBLE Haaland in second
JADON SANCHO has been crowned the world’s most expensive youngster with the England star carrying a staggering £186million price tag.
New research from the CIES Football Observatory found that the Borussia Dortmund winger is the most valuable player born in 2000 or after.
The 19-year-old is worth almost double the amount of teammate Erling Haaland, who could set clubs back £94m after his stunning start to life in Germany.
Tottenham were put off Norwich City’s £45m asking price for Max Aarons, and research shows they were right to with the defender down in 14th at £37m.
Elsewhere Arsenal starlets William Saliba and Gabriel Martinelli surprisingly would only fetch £25m and £23m respectively.
But here SunSport breaks down the top ten…
Jadon Sancho – £186m
The England star retains his spot as the world’s most valuable U20 but another stunning season for Dortmund has seen his price-tag sky-rocket.
Sancho will have his pick of clubs should he choose to leave Germany this summer, with Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool all keen on a move.
Erling Haaland – £94m
Dortmund’s fabled recruitment deserves all the accolades with the Bundesliga outfit owning the top two most valuable youngsters in Europe.
Haaland’s value is particularly interesting, considering the Norwegian has a £63m release clause that comes into play next summer – still a huge increase on the £17m the club paid Red Bull Salzburg in January.
Rodrygo – £83m
The 19-year-old Brazilian, dubbed the ‘new Neymar’, has already doubled the £40m Real Madrid shelled out for him last summer after a stunning debut season.
Rodrygo announced himself to the world with a stunning hat-trick against Galatasaray in November – with Spanish press labelling him a “Gift from the sky.”
Vinicius Jr – £69m
Real Madrid’s other Brazilian wonderkid is slightly in the shadow of Rodrygo Goes but proved his value ten-fold with his strike against Barcelona last month.
The youngster, a £40million signing from Flamengo in 2017, broke Lionel Messi’s record of being El Clasico’s youngest goalscorer.
Callum Hudson-Odoi – £67m
The Chelsea starlet’s decision to sign a new five-year deal at Stamford Bridge last year has seen his value shoot up from a measly £17m in May.
Hudson-Odoi, the subject of four failed bids by Bayern Munich, has four assists and a goal in 17 Premier League appearances so far this season.
Ferran Torres – £52m
The Valencia star has reportedly attracted a three-way chase for his services, with Liverpool rivalling Spanish giants Barcelona and Madrid for the winger.
The Spain Under-21s ace is valued at £52m despite his £86.9m release clause, although his contract expires next summer.
Eduardo Camavinga – £50m
Zinedine Zidane reportedly want to sign the Rennes youngster as a long-term replacement for Casemiro.
The 17-year-old is regarded as the next superstar in French football and both Arsenal and Tottenham failed in moves to snare him last summer.
Mason Greenwood – £48m
The 18-year-old, who Ole Gunnar Solskjaer described as ‘one of the best finishers’ he has ever seen, has racked up 12 goals during his breakthrough season.
Greenwood is only behind Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial at Manchester United and is eighth on this list.
Phil Foden – £47m
The Manchester City graduate is just behind a £1m behind his local rival in value despite a recent man of the match performance in the Carabao Cup final.
Guardiola, who once claimed Foden is the ONLY player he would never sell — even for 500 million euros – will surely be aggrieved by the England star’s value.
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Moise Kean – £43m
The Italian forward was tipped as one of the biggest prospects around when he made the switch to Everton from Juventus over the summer in a deal worth up to £36million.
But Kean is slightly paying for his lacklustre start on Merseyside as he slips to tenth on the list.