There was a time when only forwards and attacking midfielders were transferred for more than £40-50 million, however, now we have Harry Maguire who was bought by Manchester United for an astonishing £80 million.
The current transfer market is a ballooned up one and players are transferred for astronomical prices.
Which player is the most valuable across all ages?
Here are the data for every age between 17 and 40, according to
Transfermarkt.
- 17-YEARS-OLD - JOAO PEDRO (£18M)
- 18-YEARS-OLD - RODRYGO (£36M)
- 19-YEARS-OLD - JADON SANCHO (£90M)
- 20-YEARS-OLD - KYLIAN MBAPPE (£180M)
- 21-YEARS-OLD - MARCUS RASHFORD (£72M)
- 22-YEARS-OLD - OUSMANE DEMBELE (£90M)
- 23-YEARS-OLD - LEROY SANE (£90M)
- 24-YEARS-OLD - RAHEEM STERLING (£126M)
- 25-YEARS-OLD - PAULO DYBALA (£76.5M)
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- 26-YEARS-OLD - HARRY KANE (£135M)
- 27-YEARS-OLD - NEYMAR (£162M)
- 28-YEARS-OLD - EDEN HAZARD (£135M)
- 29-YEARS-OLD - MIRALEM PJANIC (£63M)
- 30-YEARS-OLD - PIERRE-EMERICK AUBMEYANG (£63M)
- 31-YEARS-OLD - SERGIO AGUERO (£58.5M)
- 32-YEARS-OLD - LIONEL MESSI (£135M)
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- 33-YEARS-OLD - SERGIO RAMOS (£22.5M)
- 34-YEARS-OLD - CRISTIANO RONALDO (£81M)
- 35-YEARS-OLD - SAMIR HANDANOVIC (£5.4M)
- 36-YEARS-OLD - FRANCK RIBERY (£3.6M)
- 37-YEARS-OLD - ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC (£3.15M)
- 38-YEARS-OLD - JOAQUIN (£1.8M)
- 39-YEARS-OLD - ARTUR BORUC (£900K)
- 40-YEARS-OLD - DAMIAN MANSO (£720K)