The 50 most valuable teenagers in world football: Garnacho, Gavi, Lavia… | OneFootball

Barcelona, Manchester United, Arsenal and Leeds United starlets are among the most highly-valued teenagers in world football.

England international Jude Bellingham, who has recently completed a €103million transfer to Real Madrid, was previously the most valuable teenager in football – but he’s just turned 20.

That leaves Barcelona academy graduate Gavi rated as the most valuable teenager in the sport. Last season the 18-year-old midfielder played a key role in the La Liga title won under Xavi. He signed a new contract with a €1billion release clause that ties down his future at the Camp Nou until 2026.

Gavi won Tuttosport’s prestigious Golden Boy award last year. The Spain international doesn’t turn 19 until August but already has almost 100 appearances for Barcelona’s first team.

Given that experience, and the fact that he’s locked in at Barcelona on a long-term deal, it ought to be no surprise that his transfer valuation is almost double that of any other teenager in football.

His Barcelona team-mate Alejandro Balde is the second-most highly-valued teenager. The 19-year-old also came up through Barcelona’s fabled La Masia academy and has already established his place as Jordi Alba’s long-term successor at left-back.

Balde’s current deal expires next summer but according to reports, there’s an agreement in place to extend his contract until 2027.

Making up the rest of the top-end of the list are Benfica’s highly-rated 19-year-old centre-back Antonio Silva, Atalanta’s 19-year-old defender Giorgio Scalvini and Liverpool-linked Romeo Lavia at Southampton.

Other names that catch the eye are Brighton’s Republic of Ireland international striker Evan Ferguson, Manchester United prodigy Alejandro Garnacho, Lyon wonderkid Rayan Cherki and Bristol City’s Alex Scott, who is widely regarded as the best young talent in the Football League.

We’ve taken the valuations from transfer specialists Transfermarkt.

It is worth taking some of their figures with a pinch of salt, as some look a little on the low side – for example Palmeiras’ 16-year-old forward Endrick is only valued at €20million, despite already having put pen to paper on a deal worth up to €70million with Real Madrid.

Here’s how the top 50 list runs through in full.

1. Gavi (18, Barcelona) – €90million 2. Alejandro Balde (19, Barcelona) – €50million 3. Antonio Silva (19, Benfica) – €45million 4. Giorgio Scalvini (19, Atalanta) – €40million 5. Romeo Lavia (19, Southampton) – €32million 6. Evan Ferguson (18, Brighton) – €30million 7. Rayan Cherki (19, Lyon) – €30million 8. Youssoufa Moukoko (18, Borussia Dortmund) – €30million 9. Alejandro Garnacho (19, Manchester United) – €25million 10. Julio Enciso (19, Brighton) – €22million 11. Endrick (16, Palmeiras – deal agreed with Real Madrid) – €20million 12. Alex Scott (19, Bristol City) – €20million 13. Warren Zaire-Emery (17, PSG) – €20million 14. Mathys Tel (18, Bayern Munich) – €20million 15. Rico Lewis (18, Manchester City) – €20million 16. Vitor Roque (18, Athletico Paranaense) – €18million 17. Eliesse Ben Seghir (18, Monaco) – €18million 18. Wilfried Gnonto (19, Leeds United) – €18million 19. Arthur Vermeeren (18, Royal Antwerp) – €17million 20. Ivan Fresneda (18, Real Valladolid) – €15million 21. Desire Doue (18, Rennes) – €15million 22. Arda Guler (18, Fenerbahce) – €15million 23. Andre Santos (19, Chelsea) – €15million 24. Milos Kerkez (19, AZ Alkmaar) – €15million 25. Carney Chukwuemeka (19, Chelsea) – €15million 26. Fabio Miretti (19, Juventus) – €15million 27. Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (18, Borussia Dortmund) – €14million 28. Stefan Bajcetic (18, Liverpool) – €13million 29. Angelo (18, Santos) – €13million 30. Bilal El Khannouss (19, Genk) – €13million 31. Facundo Buonanotte (18, Brighton) – €12million 32. Sael Kumbedi (18, Lyon) – €12million 33. Mohamed-Ali Cho (19, Real Sociedad) – €12million 34. Jhon Duran (19, Aston Villa) – €12million 35. Lucas Gourna-Douath (19, Red Bull Salzburg) – €12million 36. Charlie Patino (19, Arsenal) – €12million 37. Ousmane Diomande (19, Sporting Lisbon) – €10million 38. Leny Yoro (17, Lille) – €10million 39. Habib Diarra (19, Strasbourg) – €10million 40. Callum Doyle (19, Man City) – €10million 41. Giovani (19, Al-Sadd SC) – €10million 42. Lewis Hall (18, Chelsea) – €10million 43. Joao Neves (18, Benfica) – €10million 44. Zeno Debast (19, Anderlecht) – €10million 45. Robert Renan (19, Zenit St. Petersburg) – €9million 46. Hugo Larsson (19, Eintracht Frankfurt)  – €9million 47. Lesley Ugochukwu (19, Rennes) – €9million 48. Andreas Schjelderup (19, Benfica) – €9million 49. Gabriel Slonina (19, Chelsea) – €9million 50. Samuel Iling Junior (19, Juventus) – €9million