1) – 7th – Raheem Sterling – €63m
Unbelievably, Sterling is rated as the 7th most valuable footballer on the planet – already! The ranking highlights his meteoric rise in 2014, and his status as one of England’s best players despite just exiting his teens. Jaw-droppingly, CIES think he’s more valuable than Neymar (11th), Gareth Bale (12th), Mario Gotze (13th), and, wait for it… Luis Suarez (16th)! While we like nothing more than seeing our best players lauded by any means possible, we think it’s a little early to mention Sterling in this ilk just yet – although he has more than enough ability to reach stratospheric levels one day.
See the entire top 100, here.
