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Dele Alli & Harry Kane's values each exceed Lionel Messi

England could benefit from the partnership of Tottenham pair Dele Alli and Harry Kane

Dele Alli and Harry Kane are both individually worth more than Lionel Messi, according to a new CIES Football Observatory report.

Barcelona forward Neymar tops Europe with a staggering £186m projected price tag, followed by Alli (£137m), Kane (£135m) and Messi (£134m).

The research group calculates values by the performance of players and their clubs in Europe's top five leagues, international status, contract, age and position.

Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann is the fifth-most expensive player at £132m, followed by Barcelona's Luis Suarez on £124m.

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Image: Paul Pogba is now worth £119m

The report suggests Manchester United's £93.25m world-record signing Paul Pogba is now worth £119m and Chelsea's Eden Hazard would cost potential suitors around £104m.

Other Premier League players in the top 20 include Kevin De Bruyne (£98m), Romelu Lukaku (£93m), Raheem Sterling (£87m), Alexis Sanchez (£85m) and Roberto Firmino (£75m).

Eric Dier of England in action during the FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier between Slovenia and England
Image: Eric Dier is worth more than Diego Costa with a £75m projected price tag

Tottenham's Eric Dier is also valued at £75m, ahead of Sergio Aguero, Diego Costa (both £74m) and team-mate Christian Eriksen (£73m), while new Manchester City signing Bernardo Silva (£71m) ranks above Leroy Sane (£66m) and John Stones (£63m).

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Perhaps surprisingly, Manchester United forward Anthony Martial (£65m) is considered to be worth more than England international Marcus Rashford (£62m).

In context, Real Madrid's Gareth Bale is a potential bargain at £59m, making the out-of-favour forward only the 43rd most expensive player in Europe - despite costing Los Blancos a then-world record £85m fee nearly four years ago.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale celebrate after Real Madrid are crowned 2016/17 La Liga champions
Image: Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale both make the top 50

Team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo is the oldest player to make the list at 32 years old, ranking No 11 at £99m and Monaco's 18-year-old striker Kylian Mbappe is the youngest, with the Arsenal target ranking No 18 at £82m.

Kylian Mbappe appears dejected following the 2-0 Champions League semi-final first leg defeat to Juventus
Image: Monaco's 18-year-old striker Kylian Mbappe is the youngest player in the rankings

In total, 110 players based in the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 are valued above £35m.

Top 50 most expensive players

Player Club Value (£m)
Neymar Barcelona 186
Dele Alli Tottenham 137
Harry Kane Tottenham 135
Lionel Messi Barcelona 134
Antoine Griezmann Atletico Madrid 132
Luis Suarez Barcelona 124
Paul Pogba Manchester United 119
Gonzalo Higuain Juventus 106
Eden Hazard Chelsea 104
Paulo Dybala Juventus 102
Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 99
Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City 98
Romelu Lukaku Everton 93
Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 89
Raheem Sterling Manchester City 87
Yannick Carrasco Atletico Madrid 86
Alexis Sanchez Arsenal 85
Kylian Mbappe Monaco 82
Ousmane Dembele Borussia Dortmund 77
Roberto Firmino Liverpool 75
Eric Dier Tottenham 75
Sergio Aguero Manchester City 74
Diego Costa Chelsea 74
Edinson Cavani PSG 73
Christian Eriksen Tottenham 73
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund 72
Bernardo Silva Manchester City 71
Toni Kroos Real Madrid 71
Koke Atletico Madrid 71
N'Golo Kante Chelsea 70
Saul Niguez Atletico Madrid 70
Lorenzo Insigne Napoli 67
Leroy Sane Manchester City 66
Anthony Martial Manchester United 65
Marc-Andre ter Stegen Barcelona 65
Andrea Belotti Torino 64
John Stones Manchester City 63
Philippe Coutinho Liverpool 63
Marcus Rashford Manchester United 62
Mohammed Salah Roma 60
Samuel Umtiti Barcelona 59
Thibaut Courtois Chelsea 59
Gareth Bale Real Madrid 59
Jan Oblak Atletico Madrid 58
Mauro Icardi Inter Milan 58
Timo Werner RB Leipzig 57
Sadio Mane Liverpool 56
Thomas Lemar Monaco 55
Ivan Rakitic Barcelona 55
Heung-min Son Tottenham 54

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