Soccer has been witness to some great rivalries in its entire history. The greatest of these probably being Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi. But the Portuguese and Argentine are in the twilight of their careers and soccer is looking for a new rivalry for the future.
It already seems like we have found one in Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. The two young superstars have already shown their talents. The French superstar and the Norwegian striker have already grabbed the attention of every club with their transfer values rising immensely.
In a comparison of their transfer values, it seems like World Cup winner Mbappe is edging past his rival with a huge transfer value of $195 million. Haaland isn’t far behind the PSG forward as he also commands a whopping $184 million transfer value.
MOST VALUABLE🤑 24 year old Kylian Mbappe remains the most valuable player in the world by market value. 19 year old Jude Bellingham is climbing FAST📈⚽️ #mbappe #bellingham #transfers pic.twitter.com/NKswQxeJWK
— Transfers (@Transfers) January 7, 2023
The duo has left their competitors far behind as they look to rule the world for years to come. The next player on the list of the most valuable player is Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr. with a transfer value of $130 million. He is followed by flamboyant English midfielder, Jude Bellingham, who is valued at $119 million.
Mbappe and Haaland are considered among the hot properties of soccer at such a young age. The duo is under the spotlight of clubs like Real Madrid who would love to break the bank to have them in their team.
Will Erling Haaland overtake Kylian Mbappe to become the most valued player?
Haaland wouldn’t be really impressed after being ranked lower than Mbappe in transfer value. The Norwegian has been in sensational form at his new club Manchester City. In the process, he has broken a bunch of goal-scoring records already.
He recently scored 5 goals against RB Leipzig in the UCL equaling Lionel Messi’s record for most goals in a single game. He continued it with a superb hat trick against Burnley in the FA Cup before he sustained an injury. His manager Guardiola joked that he subbed Haaland off to save Messi’s record.
Pep Guardiola’s response to Erling Haaland scoring another hat trick 😅 pic.twitter.com/OC70IB4jv9
— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) March 19, 2023
Erling has set the Premier League on fire leading the goal-scoring chart with 28 goals. He is currently in his best goal-scoring season ever as he recently broke the record he had with Borussia Dortmund.
Judging by the form that he is in, it shouldn’t be wrong to say that Haaland might catch up with Mbappe in terms of value very soon. But Mbappe has already won a World Cup and scored a hat trick in another World Cup final. It will be very hard to surpass him but if there is one current youngster who can do it, it is Haaland.
The soccer fans should be delighted as they could be in for another great rivalry for years to come. Ronaldo vs Messi might be coming to an end soon. But we already have a Mbappe vs Haaland building up behind the scenes.