{"id":20635,"date":"2020-01-28T15:50:03","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T15:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=20635"},"modified":"2020-01-28T15:50:03","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T15:50:03","slug":"ndidi-rated-worlds-10th-most-expensive-defensive-midfielder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ndidi-rated-worlds-10th-most-expensive-defensive-midfielder","title":{"rendered":"Ndidi Rated World\u2019s 10th Most Expensive Defensive Midfielder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Super Eagles midfield strongman, Wilfred Ndidi has emerged as the 10th Most Valuable Defensive Midfielder in the world, Completesports.com reports.<\/p>\n<p>The Leicester City of England star\u2019s market value has risen considerably of late and he is currently worth \u20ac45m according to the latest Transfer Market report.<\/p>\n<p>The duo of Manchester City\u2019s Rodri and Bayern Munich\u2019s Joshua Kimmich lead the chart with the market value of \u20ac80m each.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool\u2019s Fabinho and Real Madrid\u2019s Casemiro sit in the 3rd and 4th positions with a market value of 70m Euros each while Chelsea\u2019s Jorginho occupies the 5th spot.<\/p>\n<p>wilfred-ndidi-brendan-rodgers-leicester-city-alex-iwobi-victor-osimhen-samuel-chukwueze<\/p>\n<p>Inter Milan\u2019s Marcelo Brozovic is 6th; West Ham\u2019s Declan Rice is 7th; Atletico Madrid\u2019s Thomas Partey is 8th while Wolves\u2019 Ruben Neves is 9th.<\/p>\n<p>Ndidi however, has the duo of Borussia Monchengladbach\u2019s Denis Zakaria and Arsenal\u2019s Lucas Torreira as joint 10th with the trio all valued at \u20ac45m each.<\/p>\n<p>Ndidi is also the most expensive Nigerian footballer with Everton\u2019s Alex Iwobi (\u20ac28.80m) second and the dynamic duo of Victor Osimhen and Samuel Chukwueze (\u20ac27m), joint third.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Leicester City boss, Brendan Rodgers has declared Ndidi fit for tonight\u2019s Carabao Cup semi-final.second leg clash against Aston Villa at Villa Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Super Eagles midfield strongman, Wilfred Ndidi has emerged as the 10th Most Valuable Defensive Midfielder in the world, Completesports.com reports. The Leicester City of England star\u2019s market value has risen considerably of late and he is currently worth \u20ac45m according to the latest Transfer Market report. 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