{"id":19063,"date":"2019-12-18T19:26:20","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T19:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=19063"},"modified":"2019-12-18T19:26:20","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T19:26:20","slug":"leicester-citys-ndidi-hits-n17-73-billion-as-top-5-most-valuable-nigerian-epl-players-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/leicester-citys-ndidi-hits-n17-73-billion-as-top-5-most-valuable-nigerian-epl-players-revealed","title":{"rendered":"Leicester City&#8217;s Ndidi Hits N17.73 Billion As Top 5 Most Valuable Nigerian EPL Players Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The experts at transfermarkt.de have updated the market values of the players in the English Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi&#8217;s market value has increased from \u20ac35 million to \u20ac45 million (approximately N17.73 billion in Nigerian currency), making him the most valuable Nigerian player at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>The Nath Boys product is ranked number 53 among all the players in the Premier League, has a global ranking of 131, fourth most valuable Leicester City player, 10th most valuable defensive midfielder in the world and ranked number 16 among all players born in 1996.<\/p>\n<p>Ndidi currently has 2 goals in 16 appearances in the Premier League and has played a further two games in the League Cup.<\/p>\n<p>In second place is Alex Iwobi who is rated at \u20ac32 million. The Everton midfielder&#8217;s market value has remained constant since September following his move to the Toffees.<\/p>\n<p>Completing the top five are Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City), Isaac Success (Watford) and Leon Balogun (Brighton) who have all struggled for playing opportunities since the start of the 2019-2020 season and are valued at \u20ac12m, \u20ac4m and \u20ac1.5m respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria U23 international Tom Dele-Bashiru has attained his highest market value at \u20ac500,000. The midfielder had a market value of \u20ac150,000 in his final month at Manchester City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The experts at transfermarkt.de have updated the market values of the players in the English Premier League. Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi&#8217;s market value has increased from \u20ac35 million to \u20ac45 million (approximately N17.73 billion in Nigerian currency), making him the most valuable Nigerian player at the moment. 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