Lautaro Martínez, the only Argentine who is in the Top 10 of the most expensive footballers in South America

Since joining Inter, Lautaro Martínez has been able to carve out a place among the best strikers in the world. by dint of goals, the market value of “Toro” has grown to the point of placing him as one of the most sought after players. In the last few hours, the Transfermarkt platform has updated various values, and among the various South American protagonists the one that stands out is an Argentine.

In 2018, Inter paid around 32 million dollars for Lautaro’s pass, the most expensive pass in the history of Argentine football, even if that figure today is far from its real value. The ‘Toro’, who has a contract with the ‘Nerazzurro’ until mid-2026, today it is valued at no less than $ 75 million. This figure places him in the Top 10 of the best South American players.

Leading the list is who, without a doubt, is one of the players of the moment: Vinicio Jr.. The Real Madrid man is valued at 120 million dollars, and who accompanies him is another man of the ‘Merengue’: none other than Federico Valverde. The Uruguayan, who is experiencing the best moment of his career, is valued at 80 million dollars.

There, behind the brand new Champions League champions, that’s where Lautaro Martínez appears. The native of Bahía Blanca completes the podium, accompanied by Brazilians Neymar and Antony, and Colombian Luis Díaz, all valued at 75 million dollars. Later, in the $ 70 million line, Marquinhos, Rodrygo and Darwin Núñez say they are present.

And since Lautaro is the only Argentine in the Top 10, Unsurprisingly, the list is not completed by Messi, but Gabriel Jesus, quoted at $ 65 million. Leo, who for the first time in several years comes off the list of the most expensive footballers in the world, today It is worth $ 50 million.

Indeed, between Lautaro and Messi, ‘Cuti’ Romero looks out, whose pass was bought just a couple of months ago for 55 million dollars, and it is the value that Transfermarkt attributes to his card. Behind Rosario, who close the Top 5, are Lisandro Martínez and Ángel Correa, quoted respectively at 50 and 40 million dollars.

Regarding the place occupied by the men of the Argentine national team in the South American list, several things must be clarified: Romero, Tottenham defender, occupies the position list number 14; Messi, who was able to quote at $ 180 million, today is the 15th in South America; and Ángel Correa, recently said present at 25th place on the continent.

The truth is that Lautaro Martínez is not even at the peak of his career in terms of figures, as he already knew he was quoted at 80 million dollars as of December 2019. The top scorer of the Argentina national team has just scored 3 goals in 9 games this season with the Inter shirt, and now the World Cup is comingthe great challenge of 2022.