Alli becomes world's most expensive young player

Tottenham Hotspur star, Dele Alli, was named the most expensive player under 21, having been valued at over €20 million more than Kylian Mbappe.

After scoring 26 goals in all competitions last season as Monaco won the league and reached the Champions League semi-finals, 18-year-old sensation Mbappe is expected to overtake Paul Pogba as football's most expensive player in this summer.

However, the latest Soccerex report on players born on or after January 1, 1996 by Prime Time Sport has given 21-year-old Spurs man Alli a valuation of £73.6m (€82.6m).

Mbappe trails him with a price tag of £55m (€61.7m). Borussia Dortmund youngster Ousmane Dembele, 20, is third in the list with a worth of €60.9m – last year it was €14m – while Leroy Sane (€51.1m) and Marco Asensio (€42.7m) make up the top five.

Marcus Rashford is only the second English player to make the top 20, coming in seventh and tipped to cost €40.6m – up from €22.5m last season – but he comes in behind Manchester City counterpart Gabriel Jesus.

The Brazilian was 11th in the chart last year with a value of €19.8m, but it has risen to €42.6m.

UCJ, UNILORIN.