UEFA Champions League: who are the ten most expensive players in the semi-finals

The semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League began on Tuesday with the draw between Real Madrid and Chelsea, and will continue this Wednesday with Paris Saint-Germain receiving Manchester City, where the four teams want to reach the final on May 29 at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium from Istanbul, Turkey. To go for it, the four candidates have great figures who have impressive quotes. Who are they? Meet the Top-10 of the best valued according to the specialized site Transfermarkt.

Kylian Mbappé - PSG: € 160,000,000

The French forward (22 years old) has long led this absolute ranking. Many dream of it in their teams, but PSG enjoys it and hopes that this time it will be the key to the long-awaited European conquest.

Neymar Jr. - PSG: € 110,000,000

The Brazilian star (29) accompanies Mbappé in the offensive imbalance produced by PSG, the last runner-up and marked this time as the great favorite to lift the cup in Turkey. Meanwhile, Barcelona dreams of having him again with his friend Lionel Messi.

Raheem Sterling - Manchester City: € 100,000,000

The fast English striker (26) completes the podium and brings Manchester City into the discussion, which hopes to break the spell with Pep Guardiola as DT and reach once and for all that final that was denied while dominating the Premier League.

Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City: € 100,000,000

The Belgian (29), creative midfielder but with a lot of arrival, shares a quote with his teammate Sterling. It is the other great hope of the Cityzens to lift the Champions League for the first time in their history.

Thibaut Courtois - Real Madrid: € 75,000,000

The Belgian goalkeeper (28) breaks with the hegemony of attacking footballers and is a guarantee for the safety of Real Madrid, who barely received two goals between the round of 16 (Atalanta) and the quarter-finals (Liverpool).

Federico Valverde - Real Madrid: € 70,000,000

Real Madrid's self-sacrificing Uruguayan midfielder is just 22 years old and has a huge future ahead of him. He is also part of the Top-10, although in his position at the global level the most expensive is Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona, € 80M).

Rodri - Manchester City: € 70,000,000

The Spanish defensive midfielder (24) arrived from Atlético two seasons ago for 62 million euros - Simeone enjoyed it little and nothing - and gives balance to Guardiola's team, turned on the attack.

Raphaël Varane - Real Madrid: € 70,000,000

His mistakes in the last 16 of the Champions League put him under the microscope, but the French central defender (28) remains among the best in the world in his position. Only Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus, € 75M) is better valued than him.

Kai Havertz - Chelsea: € 70,000,000

The German creative (21), who arrived from Bayer Leverkusen this season in exchange for 80 million euros, is the only Chelsea man in the Top-10 of the semis, but globally he only appears in 25th place.

Casemiro - Real Madrid: € 70,000,000

The tough Brazilian number five closes the list. Immovable for Zinedine Zidane, he is one of the players who add the most minutes in the season with Merengue. In his place, indoors, he has no competition.