Son Heung-min's Estimated Transfer Fee 85.1 Billion KRW... 19th Highest Valued Forward Worldwide

Son Heung-min (28, Tottenham Hotspur) is estimated to have a transfer fee of 64 million euros (approximately 85.1 billion KRW). Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Min Jun-young] Son Heung-min (28, Tottenham Hotspur) has been valued at 64 million euros (approximately 85.1 billion KRW).

European football transfer market specialist Transfermarkt updated the market values of players worldwide in April this year and set Son Heung-min's estimated transfer fee accordingly.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing a freeze in the transfer market, overall values declined, and Son Heung-min's value dropped 20% from his previous 80 million euros (approximately 106.4 billion KRW).

However, Son Heung-min ranked first among players from Asia and 19th among forwards worldwide.

Notably, Son Heung-min surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), whose estimated transfer fee was 60 million euros (approximately 8 billion KRW), in this ranking.

Ronaldo, who is 35 years old this year, ranked 23rd in the global forwards' transfer fee list.

In this Transfermarkt valuation, Kylian Mbapp? (Paris Saint-Germain) recorded the highest value at 180 million euros (approximately 240 billion KRW), Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) was valued at 128 million euros (approximately 170 billion KRW), and Lionel Messi (Barcelona) ranked 8th with 112 million euros (approximately 149 billion KRW).

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