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Striker ranked above Haaland, CR7 lacking
Victor Osimhen is the one African participant to make Sports activities Professional’s High 50 Most Marketable Athletes checklist for 2024, being ranked forty fourth forward of Manchester Metropolis’s Erling Haaland.
The US web site used three metrics — model power, whole addressable market, and economics—to find out the rankings, with Osimhen scoring greater than the Norwegian striker, who sits in forty fifth place.
The Nigeria worldwide recorded 24.18 in model power, 26.94 in whole addressable market, and 13.03 in economics for an mixture marketability rating of 64.15, whereas Haaland managed 22.8, 17.73, and 23.49, respectively, for a complete of 64.02.
American gymnast Simone Biles tops the checklist, with Actual Madrid’s Vinicius Jr. rising because the highest-ranked footballer in second place with 91.52 factors.
Eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi completes the highest 5 with 89.67 factors.
Different footballers ranked embrace PSG’s Neymar, Actual Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham, Manchester United ahead Marcus Rashford, and Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal. Portuguese icon Cristiano Ronaldo was notably absent from the rankings.
Osimhen’s excessive rating comes regardless of his market worth dropping by €35m in 2024, with Napoli additionally chopping his launch clause from £113m to £63m after failing to safe a everlasting transfer away from the membership in the summertime.
The 25-year-old is at the moment having fun with a purple patch at Turkish giants Galatasaray, the place he’s on a season-long mortgage. He lately broke the membership’s seven-year document by recording six objective contributions in his first 5 league video games—aa feat final achieved by Bafetimbi Gomis in 2014.
His spectacular performances in Istanbul have attracted curiosity from a number of golf equipment, with Turkish media outlet Sozcu reporting that Galatasaray are getting ready a €50m bid to signal him completely in January, although this falls in need of his €75m launch clause.
The striker had been linked with a transfer to Chelsea in August earlier than becoming a member of Galatasaray, the place he has netted 4 objectives and offered 4 assists in seven appearances.
Saudi Professional League aspect Al Ahly are additionally monitoring his scenario, although Osimhen has publicly acknowledged his dedication to remaining with Galatasaray till the tip of the season.