Insigne ‘worth more than Ronaldo’

Napoli star Lorenzo Insigne is worth more than Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, according to the CIES Football Observatory.

CIES rates Insigne as the world’s most valuable Italian at €103.4m and 23rd overall – €800,000 more than Ronaldo, despite his status as one of the top-two best players in the world.  

However, he is behind Paulo Dybala, who is rated as the Serie A player with the highest transfer fee and ninth overall €163.4m.

Napoli star Lorenzo Insigne is worth more than Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, according to the CIES Football Observatory.

CIES rates Insigne as the world’s most valuable Italian at €103.4m and 23rd overall – €800,000 more than Ronaldo, despite his status as one of the top-two best players in the world.  

However, he is behind Paulo Dybala, who is rated as the Serie A player with the highest transfer fee and ninth overall €163.4m.

The most expensive footballer in the list is not Barcelona forward Lionel Messi or Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar but rather Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane at €201.2m.