€180m prime spot
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The Champions League is again in a model new format with the perfect gamers on this planet nonetheless competing to win the last word prize in membership soccer. The group phases have been changed with a 36-team league which means either side enjoying eight video games quite than six as they try to succeed in the knockout phases.
The new league section kicked off on Tuesday evening with holders Real Madrid securing a 3-1 win over Stuttgart. Madrid had been topped champions of Europe for the fifteenth time after beating Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Wembley within the ultimate. Carlo Ancelotti’s males will likely be amongst the favourites this season alongside Manchester City and Bayern Munich. The Champions League is probably the most prestigious membership match and it’ll function among the finest younger expertise. And primarily based on Transfermarkt’s famend market values, we’ve analysed probably the most precious U21 gamers taking part within the Champions League this season.
The most beneficial U21 gamers within the Champions League 2024/25
Jude Bellingham is the joint-most precious participant on this planet at €180 million alongside Kylian Mbappé, Vinicius Jr and Erling Haaland. And the Real Madrid midfielder is, due to this fact, probably the most precious U21 participant within the Champions League this season. Two German superstars rank second and third with Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala each valued at €130m – Transfermarkt ranks gamers with the identical worth primarily based on age and Wirtz is a couple of weeks youthful.
Lamine Yamal has loved an unimaginable 2024 and the Barcelona star is probably the most precious teenager on this planet and takes fourth place on this listing. Bellingham is joined by two Real Madrid teammates – Eduardo Camavinga and Endrick – within the prime ten and there’s surprisingly no English Premier League gamers. Manchester City’s new signing Savinho in twelfth place whereas Benfica’s Antonio Silva is the one star from exterior the highest 5 leagues.