Tottenham and England forward Harry Kane is the world's most expensive player, overtaking the likes of Neymar Jr, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi. The CIES Football Observatory have conducted the study from a transfer value perspective, so after what has been another outstanding season with club and country, Kane is now worth a whopping €201.2 million (176.25m) Neymar, who became the world's most expensive player, is now worth €197.5m. Advert 10 Kylian Mbappé is valued at €186.5m, while five-time Balon d'Or winner Lionel Messi is priced at €184.2m. In terms of the most expensive players in the Premier League, the likes of Mohamed Salah features, while Deli Alli, Romelu Lukaku and Kevin de Bruyne make up the top five. Here's the top 20 from the PL Advert 10 La Liga also have some of the most expensive players in world football. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo feature on the list. Not to mention the pricey Antoine Griezmann and Luis Suarez, who won't come cheap according to CIES Football Observatory. Advert 10 Ligue 1 are another league that oozes riches. The top two alone scream money - thanks to both Neymar and the most expensive teenager of all time, Kylian Mbappe. Thoughts on the above study?<doc-sep>England's Harry Kane is the world's most expensive player, according to data released by the CIES Football Observatory. The Tottenham striker is now worth 201.2 million euros, surpassing Neymar and Kylian Mbappé to be the only player valued above the 200 million euro mark. The CIES data is calculated using an algorithm which factors in several criteria, one of which is performance. While Neymar has just returned after from an injury that he picked up in February, Bale finished the season strongly, scoring three goals in Tottenham's last two games of the Premier League season. The CIES data is also influenced by the strength and level of the league that each player competes in; and Neymar's value (now at 197.5 million euros) has continued to fall since he joined PSG in France's Ligue 1 last summer for a fee of 247 million euros. In third place is Neymar's PSG teammate, Kylian Mbappé, who joined the club on loan from Monaco last season. The Frenchman is worth 185.6 million euros, which is more than the 180 million PSG will have to pay Monaco to complete his permanent move to Paris. Lionel Messi is in fourth place, who, at 30 years old, is valued at 184.2 million Euros. Liverpool's Mohamad Salah comes in at fifth with a value 171.3 million. Cristian Ronaldo in 24th place Aside from Messi, the only other from LaLiga to appear in the Top 10 is Atlético's Antoine Griezmann, who is worth 164.5 million according to CIES, which only takes into account the five biggest European Leagues: Spain, England, France, Italy and Germany. Cristian Ronaldo is way down the list at 24th. Real Madrid talisman's market value has been set at 103.4 million euros, whose algorithm has also factored in his age. At 33, he is the oldest player in the CIES ranking of 100 players. Despite losing 8 percent of his value in the past year, Cristiano was revalued upwards during the final stages of the season, up from the 78.6 million euros his price had fallen to in February. Market Values, according to CIES Player Team Age Value 1 Kane Tottenham 24 201,2 2 Neymar PSG 26 195,7 3 Mbappé PSG 19 186,5 4 Messi Barcelona 30 184,2 5 Salah Liverpool 25 171,3 6 Dele Alli Tottenham 22 171,0 7 De Bruyne Man. City 26 167,2 8 Griezmann Atlético 27 164,5 9 Dybala Juventus 24 164,2 10 Lukaku Man. United 26 163,4 12 Coutinho Barcelona 25 154,6 18 Luis Suárez Barcelona 31 120,4 19 Umtiti Barcelona 24 111,5 24 Cristiano Real Madrid 33 103,4 25 Ter Stegen Barcelona 26 100,5 26 Saúl Atlético 23 100,5 42 Asensio Real Madrid 22 88,7 51 Isco Real Madrid 26 77,8 55 Kroos Real Madrid 28 75,3 56 Koke Atlético 26 75,3 60 Oblak Atlético 25 74,3 61 Bale Real Madrid 28 73,6 63 Dembélé Barcelona 21 72,4 67 Casemiro Real Madrid 26 69,5 68 Guedes Valencia 21 68,7 71 Rakitic Barcelona 30 68,3 72 Paulinho Barcelona 29 68,2 80 Correa Atlético 23 62,2 86 Varane Real Madrid 25 60,8 Source: Weekly Post: Exclusive CIES Football Observatory transfer values' top 100 list. — CIES Football Observatory (University of Neuchatel). Kane Tottenham Forward England Neymar PSG Forward Brazil Messi Barcelona Midfielder Argentina Salah Liverpool Forward Egypt Griezmann Barcelona Midfielder France<doc-sep>>80 goals scored in last 2 seasons, not yet 25 years old: @HKane (€201 M) overtakes @neymarjr (€195 M) as world most expensive footballer from a transfer value perspective; top 100 for big-5 league players in the latest @CIES_Football Weekly Post at https://t.co/PstaW1FE2U pic.twitter.com/393Bfx6TEo — CIES Football Obs (@CIES_Football) June 4, 2018 As per the CIES Observatory's list of the most valuable, Harry Kane is the most valuable player in the world right now.Kane has become one of the world's best strikers over the last four seasons and has become a vital part of Tottenham Hotspur's side since making an impact back in 2014. This season, the Englishman found the back of the net 30 times in the Premier League.CIES Observatory recently released a list of the valuable players in the world, with Kane topping the list and being more valuable than Lionel Messi and Neymar.Kane's Tottenham teammates Dele Alli and Christian too make the list, with Alli at sixth and Eriksen at 20th.Kaustubh Pandey(@Kaus_Pandey17)<doc-sep>
Harry Kane has been rated as the most valuable player in world football. Kane has had a €201.2m (£176.25m) price tag put on his head, in a study of the top 100 players from Europe's five biggest leagues. And that has put the England captain and Tottenham talisman, 24, ahead of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, the Paris Saint-Germain duo who are currently the two most expensive players in the world. Brazilian superstar Neymar has been valued at €195.7m (£171.74m) in the latest CIES Football Observatory study and French forward Mbappe €186.5m (£163.41m). Neymar joined PSG for £198m last summer from Barcelona while Mbappe's move from Monaco to PSG is set to be made permanent this summer for around £166m. (Image: 2018 Getty Images) (Image: REUTERS) Kane's latest prolific season – he has scored 53 goals for club and country so far – has also seen him leapfrog Barcelona's Lionel Messi who has dropped from second to fourth-placed in the rankings. Liverpool's Mohammed Salah, Spurs's Dele Alli, Manchester City's Kevin de Bruyne and Manchester United's Romelu Lukaku also feature in the top 10. The CIES use a complex algorithm reviewing over 5000 transfers between July 2011 and June 2018 to compile their list. (Image: Action Plus) Criteria such as a players' displays, their club performances, international status, length of contract, age and position are assessed to estimate their latest value. The sample is renewed every six months with Kane's exploits this season and rising status in the game helping him jump from third in January to first in the latest standings.