While Cristiano has a market value of 15 million, Messi's impressive new value in MLS

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi continue to be one of the most important footballers of the time despite being out of Europe in 2023. The Argentine has just won his eighth Ballon d'Or, while CR7 has been one of the scorers of the year with his club. Now, the new price of both entering this new year is revealed. In the case of Lionel Messi, a significant increase, considering his age and being in Major League Soccer.

The MLS faces a new start to the season in which the teams make the squad in a month full of movements. Before the end of the year, and as a preview of this winter market, the Transfermarkt portal has published the list of players with the highest value in the league facing a hypothetical transfer.

In this list, the value of a total of 865 footballers who play in the 29 franchises has been assessed. After his arrival in the month of July and as a result of his good performance, Leo Messi has become the most valuable player in the entire history of the MLS with an estimated price of 35 million euros. Furthermore, thanks to this figure, he is also the highest-rated player over the age of 34 in the world.

Who are the rest of the most valuable players?

The rest of the positions in the Top 5 of players with the highest market value who play in MLS are occupied by South Americans. The last player to enter this exclusive group has been Cucho Hernández, who has seen his value increase as a result of winning the league title and being chosen as MVP of the MLS Playoffs at the age of 24. Thiago Almada with a value of 25 million and Facu Torres with a value of 14 million.