€60M NDIDI VALUES HIGHER THAN CHELSEA DUO

By: Ibeh Fortune

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SUPER EAGLES midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, is currently Leicester City’s Most Valuable Player, according to Transfermarkt.

Ndidi had the highest number of successful tackles in the EPL in the 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons.

He also finishing second behind Manchester United’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka in the 2019/20 league season with the highest number of tackles in the league.

The Nigerian was valued €60m as of June 8, 2021, with Belgium midfielder, Youri Tielemans, coming second at €55m, while Turkish defender Caglar Söyüncü was third at €45m.

Ndidi, who was valued at €14m when he joined the club from Belgian side Genk in 2017, has seen his stock rise after impressive performances in four seasons. He was valued at €50m in March but his value has increased by another €10m.

According to Transfermarkt, the Nigerian is also the fifth most valuable defensive midfielder in Europe’s top five leagues behind Bayern’s Joshua Kimmich (€90m), West Ham’s Declan Rice (€70m), Manchester City’s Rodri (€70m) and Real Madrid’s Casimero (€70m).

Ndidi is valued higher than Chelsea duo Ngolo Kante (€55m) and Jorginho (€50m). He is also Africa’s most valued player in his favourite position.

The 24-year-old is also ranked as the 23rd Most Valuable Player in the English Premier League and 49th most valuable footballer in the world.

This is a great feet for the Nigerian national.