Tottenham star is now world’s most valuable football player

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has been named as the world’s most valuable football player in a new survey which features a number of Spurs players. The CIES Football Observatory algorithm takes into account players' most recent seasons along with other factors, such as age and remaining contract. Kane comes out on top of the list of 100 players with a value of £176m. Rounding out the rest of the top ten are Lionel Messi (£161m), Liverpool star Mohamed Salah (£150m), Dele Alli (£150m), Kevin De Bruyne (£146m), Antoine Griezmann (£144m), Paulo Dybala (£144m) and Romelu Lukaku (£143m). Other Spurs players in the list are Christian Eriksen, who comes in 20th and is valued at £93m. Eric Dier is 34th with a value of £80m and Davinson Sanchez and Heung-Min Son come in 38th and 39th, both priced up at £79m.

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