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#3 Richarlison - €55 million
After a lukewarm campaign at Copa America 2021, Richarlison has lit up the football competition at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics with a sumptuous hat-trick in Brazil's 4-2 win over Germany.
In the process, the Brazilian recorded the first-ever hat-trick at the quadrennial competition by a Premier League player.
The 24-year-old centre-forward, who plies his trade at Everton, has scored 42 goals in over 100 games for the English club. Richarlison has been linked with a move to Real Madrid following Carlo Ancelotti's arrival at the club's helm this summer.
However, with the La Liga giants seemingly strapped for cash, it remains to be seen if they will be able to meet Everton's valuation of Richarlison.
#2 Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) - €70 million
Mikel Oyarzabal is one of the hottest young players in the game at the moment. The 24-year-old, who scored a goal in Spain's run to the Euro 2020 semi-final, netted his team's winner against Australia in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
The winger is coming off a dazzling campaign with Real Sociedad, scoring 13 goals and assisting ten in 43 games across competitions.
Owing to his versatility and ability on the ball, Oyarzabal is a transfer target for Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, who are reportedly ready to meet Real Sociedad's €75 million valuation of the winger. City's Premier League rivals, Arsenal, are also apparently interested in the player.
#1 Pedri (Spain) - €80 million
Pedri is arguably the best teenager capable of playing multiple positions for his team in a game at the moment. The Barcelona midfielder belied his 18 years of age to produce a dazzling performance against eventual Euro 2020 champions Italy in the semi-finals.
Earlier, the youngster became a mainstay at Barcelona under new manager Ronald Koeman last season, playing a whopping 52 games in all competitions and missing only one La Liga game.
Pedri, who scored four goals and assisted six last season, has drawn comparisons with Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta from his Spain manager Luis Enrique, who has said about the teenager:
“Has anyone noticed what an 18-year-old boy named Pedri has done in the Euros? Not even don Andres Iniesta has done it. What Pedri has done in these Euros I have never seen with an 18-year-old, not from anyone in the Euros, World Cups, Olympic games, it’s something away from all logic. I’m delighted that many more are aboard the Pedri bandwagon.”
