Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has been ranked as the most valuable footballer in Europe's major leagues by research group CIES Football Observatory. The biannual list of the 'big-five' league players with the greatest transfer values factors in age and contract length. Marcus Rashford (Man Utd) £150.1m 2. The most valuable XITaking CIES' values into consideration and using a 4-3-3 formation, Manchester City's Ederson would feature as the goalkeeper having been valued at £72.14m. The highest defensive midfielder on the list is Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong (£95.8m), with City's Rodri valued at £88.5m.

Source: Sky sports January 06, 2021 14:25 UTC