Most Valuable Player In Europe's Top-Five Leagues

Yesterday the CIES Football Observatory released its bi-annual list of the 100 players with the highest transfer values across the top-flights of England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

The list is calculated on an econometric model by the CIES Football Observatory research team from the analysis of over 1,500 paid transfers since 2010. Surprisingly Tottenham striker Harry Kane has been named as the fifth most valuable player in Europe's top-five leagues due to his rise to prominence in the beautiful game. The criteria taken into account refers to both the performance and personal characteristics of a player, such as their age, position and contract duration, as well as the standing of their club and or international team based on their competition level and results. The 22 years old scored 29 goals for Spurs in all competitions during that calendar year as they finished fifth in the Premier League last season. The result of these factors values Kane fifth behind Barcelona duo Lionel Messi and Neymar with Chelsea's Eden Hazard and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo third and fourth respectively.

FULL LIST: 30 MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS ACROSS EUROPE'S TOP FIVE LEAGUES

1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - £185million

2. Neymar (Barcelona) - £113m

3. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) - £96m

4. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) - £84m

5. Harry Kane (Tottenham) - £67m

6. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) - £66m

7. Antonine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) - £65m

8. Luis Suarez (Barcelona) - £64m

9. Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) - £60m

10. Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) - £60m

11. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) - £58m

12. Paul Pogba (Juventus) - £57m

13. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) - £54m

13. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) - £54m

15. Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) - £52m

16. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern) - £51m

17. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) - £51m

18. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) - £50m

19. Diego Costa (Chelsea) - £48m

20. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) - £46m

21. Isco (Real Madrid) - £46m

22. Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea) - £44m

23. Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli) - £43m

24. James Rodriguez (Real Madrid) - £43m

25. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) - £41m

26. Marco Verratti (PSG) - £38m

27. Mesut Ozil (Arsenal) - £38m

28. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) - £37m

29. Mauro Icardi (Inter) - £37m

30. Koke (Atletico Madrid) - £36m