Who were the most expensive players of the year: from Jude Bellingham to Nicolás De la Cruz

The Uruguayan Nicolas De la Cruz, at the Argentine, and English level Jude Bellinghamglobally, they appear as the players who end the year with the highest price according to the specialized site Transfermarkt.

De la Cruz will no longer be able to have fun in these lands: next year he will play for Flamengo, who will stipulate an exit clause of 16 million dollars. The 26-year-old Uruguayan appears on the site at the top of the listed podium worth 14 million euros. The midfielder has played 46 games this year and scored 10 goals (7 at River and 3 in Uruguay).

Second place is taken Valentine’s Day boatworth 13 million euros, three more than the current exit clause. The Boca management has already offered him a new contract to increase the amount and make Colo one of the three best payers on the team. The negotiation is ongoing.

The podium, again according to Transfermarkt, completes it Claudio Echeverrii, with 12 million euros. El Diablito has been on everyone’s lips in recent days for confirming that he will not be renewing his relationship with River. The Chaco player has only played one match as a starter and Manchester City, Chelsea and Barcelona are fighting for him. His performance at the Under-17 World Cup in Indonesia was instrumental in catching the attention of the world’s top clubs.

Completing the list of the best 10 are Benjamín Rollheiser (Students, 10 million), Esequiel Barco (River, 9), Federico Redondo (Argentinos, 9), Cristian Medina (Boca, 8), Ramón Sosa (Talleres, 8), Pablo Solari ( River, 8) and Valentín Gómez (Vélez, 8).

Bellingham, the top of the world

Real Madrid paid 103 million euros for Jude Bellingham and, in his first 21 games with the Spanish team, he scored 17 goals and distributed 5 assists. Therefore, his marking value rose to 180 million euros and ended the year as the most expensive.

The Englishman, thanks to his young age of 20, was at the top of the ranking despite having the same rating as Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé. Vinicius appears with 150 million and Bukayo Saka, with 120, completes the top five.

The list continues with Jamal Musiala (110), Phil Foden (110), Lautaro Martínez (110), Víctor Osimhen (110) and Declan Rice (110).

Lautaro, the best Argentine

The Inter striker enjoyed his best season in 2023: culminating with 37 goals and leading his team to the Champions League final against Manchester City. The one born in Bahía Blanca 26 years ago It is worth 110 million euros20 more Giuliano Alvarezwhich is second among the most expensive Argentines.

Then come Enzo Fernández (80), Alexis Mac Allister (65) and Cristian Romero (65). And Lionel Messi? It occupies 232nd place with a value of 35 million euros.

La Scaloneta, far from the podium

Bellingham’s price makes England the most expensive team at the end of 2023 1,150,000,000 euros. Brazil follows with 1,100,000,000 and France with 1,060,000,000.

THE Staircase It appears just in sixth place with a value of 816,000,000 euros, behind Portugal (921,000,000) and Spain (837,000,000).