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title: "Four Reds amongst 100 most valuable players in the world"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ashley Thornton-Jones"
section: "Columns"
published: "2016-06-05T01:11:25Z"
modified: "2016-06-05T01:11:25Z"
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# Four Reds amongst 100 most valuable players in the world

**Phillipe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino are amongst the top 100 valuable players on the planet, [reports the Liverpool Echo.](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/four-liverpool-players-listed-europes-11427595)**

Emre Can and Jordan Ibe also make the list, compiled by Swiss-based research body CIES Football Observatory.

The report details the transfer values of players in Europe’s ‘big five’ leagues by using a statistical model which takes into account transfer deals over the past six years, and key indicators such as a player’s age, position, contract, international status and performance.

And according to their calculations, Coutinho is Liverpool’s most valuable player with a worth of £41M – the 27th best on the list.

He’s followed in 53rd place by Emre Can, who is supposedly worth £31M, whilst Roberto Firmino sits in 65th with a projected price tag of £30M.

But perhaps the most surprising inclusion on the list is Jordan Ibe, who according to figures is the 95th most valuable football on the planet with a worth of £23M.

The figures certainly make for an interesting read, even more so for the fact that Coutinho has been linked with a move away from Anfield in recent days, in a deal close to the value of what has been projected here.

Likewise, it would be difficult to argue against the fact that Firmino, who has had a decent season for the Reds, has been worth the £29m that Liverpool paid for him last summer.

But some projections do seem slightly wide of the mark; not least that of youngster Ibe, who somehow makes the list – in front of Marco Reus and Joe Hart – despite struggling to make Liverpool’s bench at times this season.

Unsurpsingly, Lionel Messi tops the list with a whooping value of £165M, closely followed by Barcelona team mate Neymar (£157M), and Cristiano Ronaldo (£137M).

Harry Kane is the highest-valued Premier League player on the list with a – perhaps, slightly ambitious – price-tag of £87M, whilst former Red Raheem Sterling is supposedly now worth £10M more than the £45M Manchester City paid for him.

I’d cash in whilst you can, Pep..