The 5 most expensive footballers at the 2023 U-20 World Cup are interesting. Because this high market price proves the topnotch quality of the player.
Yes, the 2023 U-20 World Cup will soon be held in Indonesia. To be precise, this tournament will take place from May 20 to June 11, 2023.
There have been 16 teams that have successfully qualified for the 2023 U-20 World Cup. Apart from the host, the U-20 Indonesia National Team, there are also top teams, such as France, England, Italy, Uruguay, and Brazil.
The appearance of a number of players at the 2023 U-20 World Cup will also be highly anticipated. This is because they have excellent quality in processing round skins, which has made their market value soar.
Who are the players? As quoted from various sources, here are the 5 most expensive footballers at the 2023 U-20 World Cup.
- John Duran
One of the most expensive footballers at the 2023 U-20 World Cup is Jhon Duran. He is a Colombian U-20 national team player.
Based on the Transfermarkt page, Jhon Duran now has a market value of 6 million euros. The 19-year-old striker himself was just recruited by Aston Villa from the MLS club, namely Chicago Fire, in the winter of 2023.
- Liam Delap
Then, there is Liam Delap. The striker, who is ready to defend the England U-20 national team at the 2023 U-20 World Cup, also has a high transfer value, reaching 7 million euros.
At club level, Liam Delap is part of Manchester City. However, in the last few seasons, he has often been loaned out by The Citizens – the nickname of Man City – to several teams in order to give him a lot of playing time. He was previously on loan at Stoke City and is now at Preston North End.
Together with the U-20 England National Team, Liam Delap has played a total of 3 matches. From that action, he has recorded 1 goal.
- Andrei Santos
In third place, there is Andrey Santos. This 18-year-old midfielder is no less brilliant than the previous 2 players, no doubt the transfer fee is also high. Based on Transfermarkt, Andrey Santos has a transfer value of 12 million euros.
Santos is also ready to defend the U-20 Brazil National Team at the 2023 U-20 World Cup. So far, this Chelsea player has performed 11 times with the Young Samba Team -nicknamed the Brazil U-20 National Team – and managed to score 6 goals!
- Vitor Roque
Moving on to second place, there is Vitor Roque. He is Andrey Santos’ teammate in the Brazil U-20 national team. At only 17 years old, Roque already has a transfer value of 14 million euros.
Roque himself is now playing at AC Paranaense. Together with the U-20 Brazilian National Team, he has played 11 times so far and has scored 6 goals!
- Carney Chukwuemeka
Finally, there is Carney Chukwuemeka. According to Transfermarkt, he has a transfer value of 15 million euros.
Carney Chukwuemeka himself is part of the England U-20 national team squad. The 19-year-old midfielder has defended the England U-20 national team 3 times so far.
Carney Chukwuemeka also shone at club level with Chelsea. In fact, he has defended the Chelsea senior team 9 times. No doubt, Carney Chukwuemeka’s presence needs to be watched out for by his rivals at the 2023 U-20 World Cup because he has top-notch qualities.
