Like a high street shop on Boxing Day, the opening of the summer transfer window has brought chaos and confusion to football fans across the globe.
Rumours about players and contract clauses seem to spring up out of nowhere and then odds are slashed on a move taking place, with little or no thorough market research.
But who really cares? As long as your club signs someone, it’s one of the most thrilling times of the season.
Before a ball has even been kicked, fans scour the internet for hastily-assembled compilation videos of their supposed star signing set to a backdrop of ghastly Europop music.
‘Reliable’ club insiders briefly resurface on social media to spout their transfer secrets, before returning to hibernate until January.
Thankfully, the CIES Football Observatory have created an algorithm to add some concrete science to the transfer market and work out how much a player is worth.
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Taking into account a wide array of variables such as age, contract, position, minutes, goals, international status, team results, the footballing gurus have calculated the transfer values of some of the best players from Europe’s top five league.
Scroll down to see if your favourite player managed to make the top 50.
50. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) – €75.9m/£67.44m
49. Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) – €76m/£67.53m
48. Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen) – €77.2m/£68.60m
47. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) – €77.6m/£68.95m
46. Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus) – €77.8m/£69.13m
45. Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid) – €78.5m/£69.75m
44. Krzysztof Piątek (AC Milan) – €79.2m/£70.38m
43. Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) – €80.4m/£71.44m
42. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) – €80.8m/£71.80m
41. Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) – €81.4m/£72.33m
40. N’Golo Kante (Chelsea) – €83.7m/£74.37m
39. John Stones (Manchester City) – €84.2m/£74.82m
38. Luis Suarez (Barcelona) – €85m/£75.53m
37. Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid) – €85.3m/£75.80m
36. Fabinho (Liverpool) – €86.2m/£76.60m
35. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) – €86.3m/£76.69m
34. Kepa (Chelsea) – €87.2m/£77.48m
33. Rodri (Atletico Madrid) – €88.2m/£78.37m
32. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) – €88.3m/£78.46m
31. Saul Niguez (Atletico Madrid) – €93.8m/£83.35m
30. Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona) – €95.2m/£84.59m
29. Heung-min Son (Tottenham Hotspur) – €97.2m/£86.37m
28. Richarlison (Everton) – €98.6m/£87.61m
27. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) – €102.5m/£91.08m
26. Ederson (Manchester City) – €103m/£91.52m
25. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) – €105.4m/£93.66m
24. Alisson (Liverpool) – €107.5m/£95.52m
23. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) – €108.2m/£96.15m
22. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) – €112.1m/£99.61m
21. Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona) – €117.1m/£104.05m
20. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) – €118.1m/£104.94m
19. Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) – €120.7m/£107.25m
18. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) – €123.5m/£109.74m
17. Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) – €124.7m/£110.81m
16. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) – €125.1m/£111.16m
15. Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) – €125.2m/£111.25m
14. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) – €129.4m/£114.98m
13. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) – €130.2m/£115.69m
12. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) – €130.6m/£116.05m
11. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) – €136.9m/£121.65m
10. Leroy Sane (Manchester City) – €137.1m/£121.83m
9. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) – €143.8m/£127.78m
8. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) – €144.2m/£128.13m
7. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) – €155.2m/£137.91m
6. Sadio Mane (Liverpool) – €157.8m/£140.22m
5. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) – €159.4m/£141.64m
