List of the most expensive players in the world .. Ronaldo in seventh place
A study by a group of academics showed that Barcelona's Neymar is the most expensive player in the world.
According to the study published by the BBC, the market value of Niemar is 216 million pounds.
The study was conducted by the CAES Observatory for Football and was co-sponsored by a group of academics. The study was based on the real value of players in the transfer market.
The list included players exceeding the market value of each of them 100 million euros.
Barcelona's Lionel Messi finished second in the list of the most expensive players in the world with a market value of 149 million pounds.
Last summer, Frenchman Paul Bojba, who joined Manchester United for 89 million pounds, came in third with a total of 136.4 million pounds.
Atletico Madrid's Antoine Grizman finished fourth with a market value of 132 million pounds, followed by Luis Suarez of Uruguay in fifth place with a market value of 127 million pounds.
Cristiano Ronaldo, the world number one and 2016 World Player of the Year winner, came in seventh with a market value of 111 million pounds, while Welsh colleague Gareth Bell finished 14th with a market value of 73.8 million pounds.