Top 10 most valuable midfielders in the world in 2022

Midfielders play another crucial role for a team on the field. Here we have brought the top 10 list of most valuable midfielders in the world.    

Talking about the midfielders in this article, we have taken both defensive and attacking midfielders, just as CIES Football Observatory has recently released the top 100 estimated transfer values for players worldwide.

Top 10 most valuable midfielders in the world, according to CIES Football Observatory

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10. Florian Wirtz (€87.7M)

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The 19-year-old German attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz serves for the German Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. He impressed in the last Bundesliga season as he was ultimately selected in the Bundesliga Team of the Season 2021/22.  

9. Kai Havertz (€93.6M)

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The 23-year-old German attacking midfielder Kai Havertz is a key member of the English Premier League club Chelsea. He had a great season in 2021/22, where he finished as the second most goal-scorer for the Blues (14 goals), including scoring a match-winning goal from a penalty in the extra-time of the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup final.

8. Nicolo Barella (€94.9M)

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The 25-year-old Italian defensive midfielder Nicolo Barella has been playing for the Italian Serie A club Inter since 2020 summer. He is performing strongly for a long time and becoming stronger after joining Inter.

7. Bruno Fernandes (€97.8M)

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The 27-year-old Portuguese attacking midfielder Bruno Fernandes is one of the best midfielders of this generation who can play versatile roles according to the situation. He is currently a crucial player for the most successful English Premier League club Manchester United. Though United were eliminated from the Round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League 2021/22, Fernandes finished that competition as the most assist provider (seven assists).

6. Bukayo Saka (€100.2M)

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The 20-year-old English attacking midfielder Bukayo Saka is serving for the English Premier League club Arsenal. He is known as one of the best football talents in the new generation. He won the Arsenal Player of the Season awards for the last two seasons (2020/21 and 2021/22). Last season, he finished as the leading goal-scorer for his club (12 goals).

5. Mason Mount (€100.3M)

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The 23-year-old English attacking midfielder Mason Mount is another talent, who is consistent on the field. He is an important member of Chelsea, the English Premier League club. He won the Chelsea Player of the Year awards for the last two seasons (2020/1 and 2021/22). While Mount was their leading goal-scorer in the last Premier League season (11 goals), he finished as their third most goal-scorer in that entire season (13 goals) but most assist provider in that complete season (16 assists).    

4. Jamal Musiala (€105.3M)

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The 19-year-old German attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala is growing up as a strong midfielder in the football world. He is a Bayern Munich (German Bundesliga club) talent who is the most expensive attacking midfielder on this CIES Football Observatory list.

3. Frenkie de Jong (€112.5M)

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The 25-year-old Dutch defensive midfielder Frenkie de Jong is showing his talent for a long time. Currently, he is one of the key members of the Spanish La Liga club Barcelona. While Barcelona want to keep him in the squad for the upcoming season, Manchester United are strongly targeting him. 

2. Jude Bellingham (€133.7M)

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The 18-year-old English defensive midfielder Jude Bellingham is playing for the German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. He is a great young talent in the present football world. He was chosen in the VDV Bundesliga Team of the Season 2021/22.

1. Pedri Gonzalez (€135.1M)

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The 19-year-old Spanish midfielder Pedri Gonzalez, popularly known as Pedri, is an important player for the Spanish La Liga club Barcelona. The defensive midfielder is also popular both as a central midfielder and an attacking midfielder. He is one of the top talents in the present football world who has also impressed in his first 12 outings for the Spain national football team.

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