A study has been carried out by a team of academics from the CIES Football Observatory, using a transfer value algorithm to rate Europe's most valuable players.
They have calculated the value using criteria that includes player performance and characteristics, such as age and length of contract.
Barcelona's Neymar is rated the most valuable player in Europe worth about £216m, ahead of team-mate Lionel Messi who is valued by academics at £149m.
Cristiano Ronaldo, the Ballon d'Or winner and Fifa's world's best player, is 7th on the list at £111m.
Pogba is the only player in the top 5 not based in Spain, with Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann 3rd at £132m and Barcelona's Luis Suarez 5th (£127m).
Here's a list of the most valuable players in Europe in pictures
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They have calculated the value using criteria that includes player performance and characteristics, such as age and length of contract.
Barcelona's Neymar is rated the most valuable player in Europe worth about £216m, ahead of team-mate Lionel Messi who is valued by academics at £149m.
Cristiano Ronaldo, the Ballon d'Or winner and Fifa's world's best player, is 7th on the list at £111m.
Pogba is the only player in the top 5 not based in Spain, with Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann 3rd at £132m and Barcelona's Luis Suarez 5th (£127m).
Here's a list of the most valuable players in Europe in pictures
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