Chelsea’s Wesley Fofana tops ranking of most valuable non-internationals

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Gordon and Elliott in top 10 

The transfer fee of €80.4 million paid by Chelsea to Leicester made centre-back Wesley Fofana the world’s second most expensive transfer last summer, only Antony’s move from Ajax to Manchester United cost more. Since then, the 21-year-old Frenchman has made two appearances for the Blues, in each of which he played the full distance.

However, five-time U-21 international Fofana still has to wait for his debut in the Équipe Tricolore, and that despite the fact that head coach Didier Deschamps is struggling with injury problems in defence ahead of the upcoming Nations League clashes with Austria and Denmark. With a market value of €65m, he thus remains the most valuable player who has never been nominated for his home country’s senior squad.

From €25m to €65m – The most valuable non-internationals in the world

Morgan Gibbs-White – England – Market value: €25m*

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Nottingham Forest
*Players who have not been called up to their national team yet. Last updated: September 22, 2022

Jeremie Frimpong – Netherlands – Market value: €25m

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Bayer Leverkusen

Khéphren Thuram – France – Market value: €25m

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OGC Nice

Kouadio Koné – France – Market value: €25m

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Borussia Mönchengladbach

Maxence Caqueret – France – Market value: €25m

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Olympique Lyon

Curtis Jones – England – Market value: €25m

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Liverpool

Boubakary Soumaré – France – Market value: €25m

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Leicester

Joe Willock – England – Market value: €25m

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Newcastle

Eberechi Eze – England – Market value: €25m

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Crystal Palace

Roméo Lavia – Belgium – Market value: €25m

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Southampton

Jacob Ramsey – England – Market value: €25m

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Aston Villa

Tino Livramento – England – Market value: €25m

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Southampton

Joelinton – Brazil – Market value: €28m

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Newcastle

Tetê – Brazil – Market value: €28m

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Olympique Lyon

Jack Harrison – England – Market value: €28m

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Leeds

Pierre Kalulu – France – Market value: €28m

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AC Milan

Hugo Ekitiké – France – Market value: €28m

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PSG

Robin Le Normand – France – Market value: €30m

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Real Sociedad

Fábio Vieira – Portugal – Market value: €30m

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Arsenal

Evan Ndicka – France – Market value: €32m

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Eintracht Frankfurt

Martin Terrier – France – Market value: €32m

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Stade Rennais

Amine Gouiri – France – Market value: €35m

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Stade Rennais

Harvey Elliott – England – Market value: €35m

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Liverpool

Allan Saint-Maximin – France – Market value: €40m

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Newcastle

Anthony Gordon – England – Market value: €40m

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Everton

Wesley Fofana – France – Market value: €65m

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Chelsea

At defending titleholders France, the list of absentees is long two months before the start of the World Cup: Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kanté, Kingsley Coman, Presnel Kimpembe, Lucas Hernández, Karim Benzema, Ibrahima Konaté and Thomas Lemar are currently not available to Deschamps due to injury. For the defensive centre, where the absence of Bayern Munich’s Hernández, who has recently been playing alongside Raphaël Varane, weighs heavily, the 53-year-old nominated Arsenal’s William Saliba, Barcelona’s summer signing Jules Koundé and Bayern’s Dayot Upamecano, among others, as possible alternatives instead of Fofana. Back in June, the 1998 World Cup winner had chosen Liverpool’s Konaté over him, but reportedly only because the then Leicester defender was celebrating his wedding during the international break.

No England call-up: Gordon among most valuable non-internationals

However, Fofana is not the only Frenchman still waiting for a call-up to his country’s senior squad. In Allan Saint-Maximin, Amine Gouiri, Martin Terrier, Evan Ndicka, Robin Le Normand and Hugo Ekitiké, the top 10 of the most valuable non-internationals alone features seven compatriots of the Chelsea player. The second dominant nation in the rankings is England, where Anthony Gordon, Harvey Elliott and Jack Harrison, among others, have yet to be called up to the Three Lions’ senior squad by head coach Gareth Southgate. Further Premier League players on the list include Arsenal’s Fábio Vieira (Portugal), Joelinton (Brazil) of Newcastle and Southampton youngster Roméo Lavia (Belgium), who, like Fofana and Gordon, was among the biggest winners of the most recent market value update in the English top tier.

The biggest winners of the Premier League update (September 2022)

15 Nathan Collins | Wolves | Market value: €22m (+€12m)

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14 Harvey Elliott | Liverpool | Market value: €35m (+€13m)

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13 Nayef Aguerd | West Ham | Market value: €25m (+€13m)

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12 Morgan Gibbs-White | Nottingham | Market value: €25m (+€14m)

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11 Darwin Núñez | Liverpool | Market value: €70m (+€15m)

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10 Gabriel Jesus | Arsenal | Market value: €65m (+€15m)

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9 Lisandro Martínez | Man United | Market value: €50m (+€18m)

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8 Moisés Caicedo | Brighton | Market value: €25m (+€19m)

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7 Alexander Isak | Newcastle | Market value: €50m (+€20m)

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6 Anthony Gordon | Everton | Market value: €40m (+€20m)

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5 Amadou Onana | Everton | Market value: €30m (+€20m)

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4 Roméo Lavia | Southampton | Market value: €25m (+€23m)

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3 Wesley Fofana | Chelsea | Market value: €65m (+€25m)

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2 Marc Cucurella | Chelsea | Market value: €55m (+€27m)

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1 Antony | Man United | Market value: €75m (+€40m)

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