Nigeria forward, Victor Osimhen is the fourth most expensive player in Africa, according to a top 100 list compiled by CIES Football Observatory.
According to the CIES released the list on Monday, Osimhen is ranked as fourth most African player at the moment and he also maintains a 66th place in the world ranking.
The 21 year old was behind Liverpool duo of Mohamed Salah andSadio Mane and Arsenal’s Nicolas Pepe.
The Former Wolfsburg attacker who scored 18 goals and made six assists in 31 league appearances for Lille last season, and was valued at €64m.
Meanwhile his national teammate , Wilfred Ndidi, was behind him on the list, the Leicester’s combative midfielder was rated fifth .
Ndidi was valued at €50m, and ranked at 94th in the world.
The Leicester City star is the only other Nigerian to make the top 100 list, as Alex Iwobi who remain the most expensive Nigerian player ever misses out on the list.
Liverpool duo, Salah and Mane are valued at €145 and €139 respectively, while Arsenal’s Pepe is third with a value of €73m.
Meanwhile France and Paris Saint-Germain’s star Kylian Mbappe ranked as the most expensive player in the world with a value of €259.2.
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