Revealed by Cruzeiro in 2019 and today at Atalanta-ITA, Ederson has an estimated market value of 15 million euros (Photo: Ramon Lisboa/EM/DA Press)
Cruzeiro and 13 other Brazilian clubs are included in a ranking released this week by the International Center for Sports Studies (CIES Football Observatory). In the list, there is an estimated market value of players who play in Europe and the amount related to the team that revealed them to the professional.
According to the survey, 43 players revealed by Raposa are active in Europe. Two examples are midfielder Ederson, currently at Atalanta-ITA, with an estimated market value of €15 million; and the attacking midfielder Júnior Messias, from Milan-ITA, who is worth 4 million according to the CIES Football Observatory.
Among the other Brazilians, three are in the world top 10: São Paulo, Santos and Flamengo. Players who play at Tricolor Paulista add up to 474 million euros in market value, against 444 million who were formed at Alvinegro Praiano and 438 million athletes who started at Rubro-Negro Carioca.
Players like striker Antony, from Manchester United-ING and revealed by São Paulo, with an estimated market value of 80 million euros; striker Rodrygo, from Real Madrid-ESP and starting at Santos, valued at 120 million; and striker Vinícius Júnior, also from Real and who started at Flamengo, worth 250 million, help the three Brazilian clubs to appear in the global top 10.
See the world top 10 and the ranking among Brazilians
world top 10
Benfica-POR – 670 million euros – 104 athletes
Chelsea-ING – 630 million euros – 78 athletes
Barcelona-ESP – 581 million euros – 102 athletes
Ajax-HOL – 555 million euros – 114 athletes
Manchester City-ING – 510 million euros – 81 athletes
Paris Saint-Germain-FRA – 491 million euros – 83 athletes
São Paulo – 474 million euros – 73 athletes
Santos – 444 million euros – 61 athletes
Flamengo – 438 million euros – 58 athletes
Sporting-POR – 399 million euros – 97 athletes
Arsenal-ING – 399 million euros – 79 athletes
Brazilians
São Paulo – 474 million euros – 73 athletes
Santos – 444 million euros – 61 athletes
Flamengo – 438 million euros – 58 athletes
Fluminense – 383 million euros – 60 athletes
Palmeiras – 248 million euros – 57 athletes
International – 223 million euros – 65 athletes
Corinthians – 213 million euros – 42 athletes
Grêmio – 167 million euros – 57 athletes
Avai – 158 million euros – 15 athletes
Ituano – 134 million euros – 9 athletes
Athletico-PR – 127 million euros – 48 athletes
Vasco da Gama – 119 million euros – 37 athletes
Coritiba – 116 million euros – 43 athletes
Cruzeiro – 113 million euros – 43 athletes
