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Last summer, Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale was acquired for a record-breaking amount of 100 million euros and does not belong to the top ten most expensive players in the world.
In the ranking of footballers published by the Brazilian company "Pluri Consultoría," Barcelona's leader Lionel Messi is in the first place, outpacing "royal" club representative Cristiano Ronaldo by more than 30 million euros.
Top ten most expensive players on the planet:
1. Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona). Value: €139.6M
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid): €104.2M
3. Neymar (FC Barcelona): €67.4M
4. Edinson Cavani (PSG): €63.0M
5. Radamel Falcao (Monaco): €59.1M
6. Mesut Ozil (Arsenal): €54.0M
7. Andres Iniesta (FC Barcelona): €53.7M
8. Mario Gotze (Bayern Munich): €48.4M
9. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United): €48.2M
10. Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich): €46.8M
