Lamine Yamal, Vinicius, and Erling Haaland included, but no Kylian Mbappe: Soccer’s most valuable XI sees major shift with Real Madrid star absent

The latest market update has produced a striking new picture: Vinicius Junior, Lamine Yamal, and Erling Haaland all make the cut—yet Kylian Mbappe does not.

The global soccer market has spoken again, and its message is both familiar and unsettling. In a landscape increasingly shaped by age curves, projection, and resale logic, reputations alone no longer guarantee a place at the very top. The latest update has produced a striking new picture: Vinicius Junior, Lamine Yamal, and Erling Haaland all make the cut—yet Kylian Mbappe does not.