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The CIES Football Observatory is a research group within the International Centre for Sports Studies that specialises in statistical analysis of football. Every year, CIES releases a list of 100 big-5 league players with the highest transfer value.
CIES’ most recent list of 100 players with the highest transfer value features eleven Liverpool players which is the second highest figure for any team and behind only Manchester City with twelve.
The eleven Liverpool players in this list can be used to form a starting XI with a combined total value of €1179.5 million! Naby Keita is the lowest ranked Liverpool player in the top-100 with a valuation of €68.4 million. This makes him the 73rd most valuable player in the world according to CIES, level with Raphael Varane of Real Madrid.
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A player’s valuation is dependent on his form, age and number of years remaining in their present contract. So, here are the top-10 Liverpool players with the highest transfer values.
#10. Georginio Wijnaldum - €75.0 million
Georginio Wijnaldum has been Liverpool’s best midfielder this season and arguably their best player this season after Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah.
The Dutchman’s growing influence in the team has seen his transfer value climb to €75.0 million which is the 60th highest in the CIES list. The 28-year-old’s contract expires in 2021 and he is rated above the likes of Lucas Torreira and Koke Resurrección.
#9. Joe Gomez - €82.1 million
Joe Gomez enjoyed a steady rise in the last two years and has grown into an influential figure for both club and country. The versatile defender is ranked 45th of the CIES list just above compatriot Eric Dier.
The 21-year-old’s improved performance earned him a new contract in December which expires in 2024. Thus, he’s valued at €82.1 million. He’s the seventh highest rated Englishman on the list and above Manchester City’s John Stones in 48th place, valued at €78.2 million.
#8. Andrew Robertson - €82.4 million
A place above Joe Gomez in 44th place on the CIES list is the Reds’ marauding left-back, Andrew Robertson.
Liverpool paid only £8 million to sign the Scottish full-back from Hull ahead of the 2017/18 season and it has proved to be one of the bargains of recent years. Now, the 24-year-old is valued at €82.4 million.
Robertson, whose contract expires in 2022 is the only Scott in the top 100 and the highest-rated left-back. The next left-back in the list is Alex Sandro of Juventus in 94th place with a valuation of €57.9 million.
#7. Fabinho Taveras - €86.5 million
Fabinho is the second of three Liverpool summer recruits to make it into the CIES top-100 and the Brazilian is placed 38th in the list with a valuation of €86.5 million.
The former Monaco man took some time to settle into life in England but he has become a vital cog in the Liverpool machinery in recent weeks. His performance against Manchester United in December highlighted all the reasons why Jurgen Klopp spent a big chunk of his transfer budget on the player.
The 25-year-old whose current contract runs till 2023 is the seventh highest rated Brazilian on the list.
#6. Virgil van Dijk - €95.0 million
In sixth place on this list is Liverpool’s most expensive signing ever and the world’s most expensive defender.
Van Dijk is ranked 32nd in the CIES list with a valuation of €95 million which is less than what Liverpool paid for him a year ago. His high transfer valuation is unsurprising because he has been arguably the best defender in the world in 2018.
The 27-year-old whose contract expires in 2023 is the highest rated Dutchman and also the second highest rated centre-back behind Manchester City’s Aymeric Laporte in 26th place with a valuation of €104.3 million.
#5. Alisson Becker - €105.6 million
Alisson Becker is the first Liverpool player on this list to cross the €100 million mark and also one of only 27 players in the CIES list to do so.
The 26-year-old had a fantastic year in 2018 for Brazil, Roma and Liverpool. This has helped him climb to 24th on the CIES’ most recent list.
The Brazilian whose contract expires in 2024 is not only the fifth highest rated Brazilian in this list but he is also the highest rated goalkeeper narrowly beating compatriot Ederson Moraes of Manchester City in 27th place with a valuation of €100.1 million.
#4. Trent Alexander-Arnold - €117.2 million
In 21st place on the CIES list and fourth among the Liverpool players is the young Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Alexander-Arnold has established himself as Liverpool’s first-choice right-back in 2018 and he has even forced Nathaniel Clyne out of the club due to lack of regular playing time.
The England international is the fourth highest rated player from his country behind only Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling and Dele Alli. He is also placed right above England’s teenage prodigy, Jadon Sancho, who is valued at €112.6 million.
The 20-year-old whose contract runs till 2022 is also the highest rated defender in the list beating Manchester City’s Aymeric Laporte.
#3. Sadio Mane - €137.4 million
Sadio Mane is one of only two players from Senegal in the top 100 and the second highest rated player from Africa.
Mane often flew under the radar at Liverpool due to the form of Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah but his contributions and performance were judged aptly by the CIES team. He’s the 14th highest rated player in the list and the eight highest rated player from the Premier League.
The 26-year-old signed a new contract with Liverpool this season which keeps him at the club till 2023.
#2. Roberto Firmino - €145.6 million
It is hard to find a forward like Roberto Firmino and he has proved on several occasions why he’s vital to Jurgen Klopp’s system. He is ranked 13th on the CIES list a place above teammate Sadio mane with a valuation of €145.6 million.
The 27-year-old is the seventh highest rated player from the Premier Leauge on the list and also the third highest rated player from Brazil behind Neymar (€197.1 million) and former Liverpool player, Philippe Coutinho (€157.0 million).
Firmino also a signed a new contract with Liverpool in 2018 and his present contract ends only in 2023.
#1. Mohamed Salah - €184.3 million
Was there ever any doubt about who was on top of this list? After a record-breaking 2018 for which he picked up numerous individual awards including the Premier League Golden Boot and Player of the Season award, Salah finds himself in fifth place in the CIES list with a valuation of €184.3 million.
The Egyptian is the highest rated player from Africa and the third highest rated player from the Premier League. The only players with a bigger valuation than him from Europe's Top 5 leagues are Kylian Mbappe (€218.5 million), Harry Kane (€200.3 million), Neymar (€197.1 million) and former Liverpool player Raheem Sterling (€185.8 million).
Like Mane and Firmino, Salah also signed a new contract in 2018 and his present contract will keep him at Liverpool till 2023.
