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WORLD football’s 100 most valuable players have been revealed.

But England captain Harry Kane is just 30th on the star-studded list.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have both failed to make the top 100 most valuable players in world football
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Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have both failed to make the top 100 most valuable players in world footballCredit: AFP
The world's most valuable footballers
The world's most valuable footballers

And there is NO room for legendary pair Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Boffins at the have gone into overdrive crunching numbers from across the globe to decide the

And they have determined that Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe is the most valuable player on the planet.

The Frenchman has just penned a lucrative new contract at PSG, snubbing Real Madrid in the process.

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And Mbappe’s transfer value has been rated at a staggering £175million.

That’s almost £20m more than the second-top player, Real’s Vinicius Jr.

He’s got a value of £158m after firing his team to another Champions League title.

And in third place is new Man City signing Erling Haaland, rated at £130m - which is £79m more than the Premier League champs paid for him.

Kylian Mbappe is the most valuable footballer on the planet
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Kylian Mbappe is the most valuable footballer on the planetCredit: Alamy
England captain Harry Kane is only 30th on the list
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England captain Harry Kane is only 30th on the listCredit: Getty

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Barcelona starlet Pedri is fourth, while Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham and City’s Phil Foden take the next two spots.

Barca’s Frenkie de Jong, strongly linked with Man Utd, is seventh.

And he is followed by Liverpool’s Luis Diaz, Man City’s Ruben Dias and teammate Ferran Torres to complete the top 10.

However, there’s pain for Spurs and England star Kane, who only narrowly made the top 30 with his £66m valuation.

But spare a thought for icons Ronaldo and Messi, with neither the Man Utd star or the PSG ace even entering the top 100 equation.

Elsewhere, PSG’s Gianluigi Donnarumma is the top goalkeeper in the world.

And Premier League-linked Darwin Nunez is rated as the globe’s best player outside Europe’s top five leagues.

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Finally, Barcelona’s Gavi is the youngest star on the list aged 17.

And Kevin De Bruyne is the oldest, with the ace turning 31 this month.

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