Most Valuable Players Aged 30 and Over: Ronaldo Absent, Messi Present

The German website "Transfermarkt," specializing in the economics of football and the market value of players and teams, has released an updated list of the most valuable players aged 30 or older.

The list features 30 players, with English striker Harry Kane at the top. Argentine star Lionel Messi is in 15th place, while Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo is absent from the list.

Kane, aged 30, tops the list with a market value of 100 million euros. Following him is Egyptian star Mohamed Salah, 32, in second place with a value of 55 million euros.

In third place is Brazilian defender Marquinhos, 30, with a market value of 50 million euros, followed by Belgian star Kevin De Bruyne, 32, with the same value.

The fifth and sixth places, each valued at 45 million euros, go to Turkish midfielder Hakan Çalhanoğlu, 30, and South Korean star Son Heung-min, 31. In seventh place is English defender John Stones with a value of 38 million euros.

Rounding out the top ten are Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson, 30, in eighth place with a market value of 35 million euros, and Argentine midfielder Rodrigo De Paul and Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovačić, both aged 30, each valued at 30 million euros.

Messi, the oldest player on the list at 37, is in 15th place with a market value of 30 million euros.

Notable names in global football occupy lower positions on the list of 30 players, while others, including Al-Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo, are absent.

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