Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi Lead KPMG's Most Valuable Footballers

Paris Saint-Germain duo Neymar and Kylian Mbappe are the two most valuable players in world football, according to a KPMG study.

Neymar tops the list with a value of €229.1 million (£206.5 million), Mbappe is said to be worth €215 million (£193.8 million) and Barcelona's Lionel Messi completes the podium at €203.3 million (£183.2 million). 

Premier League players then dominate the remainder of the top 10, with Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (€168.3 million, £151.6 million) at No. 4, Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane (€151.1 million, £136.1 million) at No. 5, Chelsea's Eden Hazard (€148.2 million, £133.5 million) at No. 6, Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne (€129.4 million, £116.6 million) at No. 7 and Manchester United's Paul Pogba (€119.3 million, £107.5 million) at No. 9.

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Antoine Griezmann of Atletico Madrid is valued eighth-highest on the planet at €125.6 million (£113.2 million), while Barcelona's Philippe Coutinho (€118.2 million, £106.5 million) came in at No. 10.

Conspicuous by his absence is Cristiano Ronaldo, who slots in at No. 12 with a valuation of €107.3 million (£96.4 million).

Ronaldo's age (34 on Feb. 5) is likely one of the key factors he is down the list. The Portuguese superstar finished just behind Messi, 31, as top scorer for club and country in 2018:

But he is unlikely to make another big-money move after switching from Real Madrid to Juventus for £99.2 million in the summer.

PSG have spent a huge amount to end up with the two most valuable players in the world. And according to KPMG, Neymar and Mbappe are both worth more than what the French giants paid for them in the first place—€222 million and €180 million, respectively.

The same is also true for the remainder of the top 10—most notably Salah, who cost Liverpool just £34 million in 2017. However, Barcelona paid £142 million to sign Coutinho from Liverpool a year ago.