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Defensive Midfielder: Jude Bellingham - €130M
If a footballer is breaking into a side's first team at 16 and being linked with a club like Manchester United at 17, there's no doubt that the footballer is special.
Jude Bellingham has shown the world his abilities and has become a regular for Borussia Dortmund despite still being a teenager. Bellingham has several strengths: accurate passing, exceptional creativity, and sound technical ability.
But what sets him apart from others is his versatility as an Englishman can play in any position in the middle of the park.
Bellingham has the highest valuation globally when it comes to defensive midfielders, although he is as good as a central midfielder. In the current season, Bellingham has been a first-team regular as expected and has recorded 12 goal involvements in 24 appearances.
It remains to be seen for how long Dortmund will manage to keep hold of the England international.
Attacking Midfielder: Florian Wirtz - €133M
German wonderkid Florian Wirtz is one of the greatest talents to come up from the Bundesliga in recent times. Wirtz made the world notice him with his cameo performance on his senior debut. Bayer Leverkusen quickly identified the talent he possessed and fast-tracked his development to the main team.
Wirtz is an exceptionally gifted footballer who has incredible creativity and vision. His perfect position is in attacking midfield, and watching Wirtz play at full tilt fills fans with joy.
Like Bellingham, Wirtz is young but already one of the main players in the Leverkusen lineup. In just 21 appearances in the current season across all tournaments, Wirtz has managed an incredible 19 goal involvements.
With age, a long time on his contract and world-class abilities, Wirtz has the highest market valuation among all attacking midfielders on the planet.
Forward: Vinicius Jr. - €166M
Real Madrid missed out on Neymar seven years back and seeing his success, Los Blancos were desperate to bring in the next big thing in Brazilian football.
They paid a hefty fee for a footballer who was barely into his teens, and fans were duly hopeful of seeing the talent. But Vinicius Jr.'s start to his Real Madrid career was extremely patchy.
The Brazilian had those flashes and moments of brilliance. But at other times, he was extremely poor and indecisive, and many even questioned why the Merengues paid so much for him so early.
It has taken half a season under Carlo Ancelotti for Vinicius Jr. to show the world what he is capable of. He has been a complete revelation under the seasoned Italian manager and has become one of the mainstays of the star-studded side.
Vinicius has shared the main load of scoring goals along with Karim Benzema. From being deemed a waste of finances to becoming an invaluable asset, Vinicius has achieved an incredible rise.
He has managed 12 goals and nine assists in 25 appearances this season. Vinicius' valuation has risen massively over the last six months and is now the most valuable forward in world football.
