Arsenal attacker, Alex Iwobi has gained recognition in financial terms for his busy spell with The Gunners, as he retains top spot on the overall value cards of Nigerian footballers.
However, sports247.ng gathered that Iwobi is only marginally ahead of Leicester City midfielder, Wilfred Onyinyen Ndidi, with the difference between both Super Eagles’ stars being €2m.
This is sequel to reports that Iwobi is the current most valuable Nigerian footballer at €55.2m and closely followed by Ndidi at €55m, while third placed is Chelsea’s embattled winger, Victor Moses at €24m.
In fourth place is Ndidi’s pal at Leicester, Kelechi Iheanacho (€21.2m), followed by Watford’s Isaac Success (€13.7m) and Girondins-Bordeaux of France winger, Samuel Kalu is sixth wirth €9.2m.
In seventh placed, and Nigeria’s highest valued defender, is Udinese of Italy stopper, William Troost-Ekong at €8.5m.
Villarreal of Spain fast-rising winger, Samuel Chukwueze is eighth with €8.3m, followed by fellow-La Liga star, Moses Simon of Levante at €6.7m and the top-10 is completed by AS Torino of Italy defender, on loan from Chelsea of England, Ola Aina at €5.9m.
Outside the top-10, are 11th placed Orji Okonkwo on a rate of €3.5m, Joel Chukwuma Obi 12th with €2.9m, 13th is Leon Aderemi Balogun on €2.5m, followed by Noah Bazee at €2.1m with the last two being joint-15th placed Anthony Ujah and Kenneth Omeruo – both on €1.6m values.
