The CIES Football Obervatory

The CIES have carried out a study of the market values of the best players born in and after 2000 across Europe’s five major leagues.

The market values have been determined by an eight-part metric which considers, among other things, the economic and sporting level of the club, the context of the transfer window, current market values and, of course, the quality of the player themselves.

Here are the top six African wonderkids on the list.

WESLEY FOFANA | 13.7 million Euros

Club: Saint-Etienne, Nationality: France/Mali, Born: 2000, Position: defender, Contract until: 2022.

WILLIAM SALIBA | 26.7 million Euros

Club: Saint-Etienne (on loan from Arsenal), Nationality: France/Cameroon, Born: 2002, Position: defender, Contract until: 2024

BENOIT BADIASHILE | 27.2 million Euros

Club: AS Monaco, Nationality: France/Democratic Republic of Congo, Born: 2001, Position: defender, Contract until: 2024

HAMED TRAORE | 27.6 million Euros

Club: US Sassuolo (on loan from Empoli), Nationality: Ivory Coast, Born: 2000, Position: midfielder, Contract until: 2024

RYAN SESSEGNON | 38.9 million Euros

Club: Tottenham Hotspur, Nationality: England/Benin, Born: 2000, Position: Left-sider, Contract until: 2025

ANSU FATI | 41.2 million Euros

Club: FC Barcelona, Nationality: Spain/Guinea-Bissau, Born: 2002, Position: Striker, Contract until: 2024

EDUARDO CAMAVINGA | 53 million Euros

Club: Stade Rennais, Nationality: France/Guinea-Bissau, Born: 2002, Position: Midfielder, Contract until: 2022