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South Korea national soccer team and English Premier League (EPL) Tottenham Hotspur “captain” Son Heung-min has been ranked as the third most valuable Asian player in the world.
Japanese media outlet Football Channel published an article on Friday ranking the top 10 Asian players in terms of market value based on data from transfer market specialist TransferMarkt.
According to the data, four of the 10 players were Korean, while the other six were Japanese.
At the top of the list is Takefusa Kubo, who plays for Real Sociedad in the Spanish professional soccer Primera Liga. Kubo was valued at €60 million (approximately $88.4 billion).
Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) was the highest-ranked South Korean player, 카지노사이트 coming in second. He was valued at €55 million (approximately $81 billion).
“His reputation has fallen to the point where there are reports in Germany that Munich are considering releasing him after just one year,” Football Channel said of Kim, adding, “If this situation continues, there could be further declines.”
In third place was Son Heung-min (Tottenham), who was valued at €50 million (approximately $73.7 billion).
“Heung-min’s valuation is down from when he was the highest Asian player at €90 million (approx. KRW132.6 billion), but his presence on the pitch is not declining,” said Mr. Lee. “The decline in market value comes from his age. Considering their age, they are highly valued.”
The fourth through sixth spots are occupied by Japanese players, including Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton – €45 million), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal – €30 million) and Hiroki Ito (Stuttgart – €25 million).
In seventh place was Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), who was valued at €25 million, the same as Ito.
The publication described Hwang as “one of the best power strikers in Asia.”
In eighth place was Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), who was valued at €22 million 바카라사이트 추천 (about $32.5 billion), and was described by the media as “a prospect who has been called a ‘Korean treasure’ and whose market value is likely to rise further.”
Takumi Minamino (AS Monaco) and Ko Itakura (Mönchengladbach-over €15 million) rounded out the list at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively.