Portal Transfermarkt has compiled a rating of the most expensive players from the countries that are members of the Asian Football Confederation.
Topping the list is “Napoli” center-back Kim Min Jae, who is valued at 60 million euros. Second place was taken by “Tottenham” striker and captain of the Korean national team Son Heung-min. His transfer fee is 50 million euros. Closed the top three Japanese midfielder “Brighton” Mitoma Kaoru (32 million euros).
The most expensive players in the national team of Turkmenistan are Ruslan Mingazov - 550 thousand euros, Arslanmurad Amanov, Selim Nurmuradov and Rahat Japarov - 200 thousand euros each, Altymurad Annadurdyev - 175 thousand euros and Mirza Beknazarov - 150 thousand euros.
List of the top 10 most expensive football players in Asia according to Transfermarkt:
1. Kim Min Jae (“Napoli”) - 60 million euros
2. Heung-min Son (“Tottenham”) – 50 million euros
3. Kaoru Mitoma (“Brighton”) – 32 million euros
4. Daichi Kamada (“Eintracht Frankfurt”) - 30 million euros
5-6. Takehiro Tomiyasu (“Arsenal”) – 25 million euros
5-6. Takefusa Kubo (“Real Sociedad”) – 25 million euros
7. Lee Kang In (“Mallorca”) - 22 million euros
8. Mehdi Taremi (“Porto”) – 18 million euros
9-10. Harry Suttar (“Leicester City”) – 15 million euros
9-10. Ritsu Doan (“Freiburg”) – 15 million euros