6 Most valuable players in the Premier League

Eden Hazard is in a brilliant form this season
Eden Hazard is in a brilliant form this season

Lucarative TV deals and foreign investments gave the Premier League clubs the power to spend big in the transfer market and sign some of the best talents from around the world.

Mohamed Salah, Eden Hazard, Paul Pogba are all global superstars and are currently playing for the Premier League teams. All of them command a gigantic transfer market value and it will cost an enormous amount of money if any club decides to sign them in the future.

However, there are many other Premier League players who hold a massive transfer value and it will be interesting to see who the most valuable player in one of the richest leagues in the world is.

Right on this note, let us look at the list of the top six most valuable players in the Premier League

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#6 Delle Ali- £90 Million

Delle Alli is among the best young players in the world
Delle Alli is among the best young players in the world

The England international is among the most talented youngsters in the world right now and is dubbed as the future of English football.

Known for his finishing skills and creative talents, he joined Tottenham from MK Dons in 2015. He is a regular in the Spurs first team since then and played 111 Premier League games, scoring 38 goals for the club.

Alli was the PFA Young Player of the Season for the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 seasons. He was also a part of the PFA Team of the Year for both the seasons.

The Tottenham man scored three goals in 30 games for England and played a vital role in the Three Lions run to the semi-finals of FIFA World Cup 2018.


#5 Romelu Lukaku- £90 Million

Burnley FC v Manchester United - Premier League
Burnley FC v Manchester United - Premier League

The Belgium international is one of the most prolific strikers in the Premier League and scored 118 goals overall since making his arrival in England in the 2011-2012 season.

The 25-year-old consistently scored more than 10 Premier League goals in the last six Premier League seasons and was United's top goalscorer in all competition last season with 27 goals.

The former Everton striker started this season brilliantly and already notched up four goals in their opening eight Premier League games. He was one of Belgium's star performers at the World Cup and scored four goals in their run to the semi-finals.

#4 Eden Hazard- £108 Million

Eden Hazard is currently leading the race for Premier League golden boot
Eden Hazard is currently leading the race for Premier League golden boot

Arguably the best player in the English Premier League, Eden Hazard has all the capabilities to become the best player in the world, according to his current manager Maurizio Sarri.

The 27-year-old joined Chelsea from Lille in the summer transfer window of 2012 and played 216 Premier League games for the London-based club, scoring 76 times. He won the Chelsea Player of the Year award three times and was also the PFA Young Player of the Season 2013-2014.

Hazard won two Premier League titles with the London-based club and also helped his team win the Europa League during the 2012-2013 season. He was Belgium's star performer in the FIFA World Cup 2018 and provided the most number of assists (3) during the tournament.

The Belgium international is in a brilliant form this season and is currently leading the race for the Premier League Golden Boot with seven goals.

#3 Harry Kane- £135 Million

Harry Kane is one of the best strikers in the world
Harry Kane is one of the best strikers in the world

Tottenham Hotspur academy graduate, Harry Kane is one of the most prolific goal-scorers in the Premier League and won the PL Golden Shoe in two of the last three seasons.

He made his professional debut in 2009 but didn't really establish himself as the first team regular till the 2014-2015 season. He played 158 games in the EPL for the Spurs till now, scoring 113 goals.

The London-born striker was England's Player of the Year in 2017 and also won the PFA Player of the Season in the 2016/17 campaign. Kane himself won the Player of the Month award six times, which is the joint-most of all-time alongside the Liverpool legend, Steven Gerrard.

Kane scored six goals at FIFA World Cup 2018 and won the prestigious Golden Shoe award. The England captain was also part of FIFA World Cup Dream Team.

#2 Mohamed Salah- £135 Million

Mohamed Salah enjoyed a brilliant 2017-2018 season
Mohamed Salah enjoyed a brilliant 2017-2018 season

The Egyptian is a revelation since joining Liverpool from AS Roma last summer and is also one of the top candidates to end the Messi-Ronaldo Ballon d'Or monopoly this year.

The Egyptian enjoyed a brilliant 2017-2018 season with the Reds and set a record of scoring the most number of goals (32 goals) in a 38-game Premier League season. He helped Liverpool reach the UEFA Champions League finals last campaign after ten years and was voted as the second best forward of the tournament.

Salah won the African Footballer of the Year award in 2017 and was also Liverpool's Player of the Season in 2017-18.

#1 Kevin De Bruyne- £135 Million

De Bruyne is among the best-attacking midfielders in the world
De Bruyne is among the best-attacking midfielders in the world

The Belgium international is one of the most talented attacking midfielders in the world right now and was a key player in Manchester City's record-breaking 2017-2018 campaign in the Premier League.

The Belgian player is the main source of creativity for the Cityzens, he created 16 assists, alongside eight Premier League goals last season. He loves to take control of the game and naturally dictates the play for Manchester City going forward.

He was considered as the fourth-best player in the world by the English newspaper The Guardian in 2017. With Josep Guardiola commanding Manchester City, the future looks bright for De Bruyne to continue to perform at a hight level.

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Edited by Victor R. Lopez M.