The 2009 Under-21 European Championship will showcase the best and brightest of young football talent from around Europe. With Spain, Germany, England, Italy and Serbia all having qualified for the Euro 2009, the tournament will be closely followed by football scouts across Europe’s top clubs.
Not all of these players are ‘unknown quantities’ though – some of them are already ‘stars’ and come with hefty price tags. Here’s a look at the 20 most expensive – and possibly the most talented – young players playing in the 2009 U21 Euros:
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Player | Team | Market Value (€) |
---|---|---|
Mario Balotelli | Inter Milan | 25M |
Javi Martinez | Athletic Bilbao | 18M |
Theo Walcott | Arsenal FC | 18M |
Miralem Sulejmani | Ajax Amsterdam | 17M |
Bojan Krkic | FC Barcelona | 17M |
Raul Garcia | Atletico Madrid | 15M |
Sebastian Giovinco | Juventus FC Torino | 15M |
Gabriel Agbonlahor | Aston Villa FC | 14M |
Diego Capel | Sevilla FC | 12M |
Marcus Berg | FC Groningen | 12M |
Mesut Ozil | Werder Bremen | 11M |
Ola Toivonen | PSV Eindhoven | 10M |
Manuel Neuer | FC Schalke 04 | 10M |
Robert Acquafresca | Cagliari Calcio | 10M |
Luca Cigarini | Atalanta Bergamo | 10M |
Marco Motta | AS Roma | 10M |
Zoran Tosic | Manchester United | 9M |
James Milner | Aston Villa FC | 9M |
Micah Richards | Manchester City | 8M |
Sami Khedira | VfB Stuttgart | 8M |
Source: IMScouting.com – the premier online resource for scouting football players around the world.
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