The 10 goalkeepers with the highest price tag in world football
Martin Macdonald
- Updated: 3 May 2022 13:45 BST
- 3 min read
Thibaut Courtois is the most highly-valued goalkeeper in world football, but what other number ones feature in the top 10?
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After a shaky first season at Santiago Bernabeu, Courtois has now retained his status as one of the best around.
It seems like the Belgian has been around forever, having featured for Atletico, Chelsea and now Real Madrid, but he is still only 29 which contributes to his high value at €85.4m.
Ederson is the second most valuable goalkeeper.
The Man City man is not number one for his country but is valued at €71.2m and plays a crucial sweeper-keeper role for Pep Guardiola.
Ederson's Brazil colleague Alisson is the third most valuable player at €69m.
The Liverpool shot-stopper played a pivotal role in the club winning the Champions League and then the Premier League in successive seasons.
Paris Saint-Germain pulled off a coup last summer when they signed Gianluigi Donnarumma on a free transfer from Juventus. He is valued at €59.2m in fourth place, so certainly an outstanding piece of business from the French giants.
Most valuable goalkeepers
| Player | Club | Value |
| 1. Thibaut Courtois | Real Madrid | €85.4m |
| 2. Ederson | Man City | €71.2m |
| 3. Alisson | Liverpool | €69m |
| 4. Gianluigi Donnarumma | PSG | €59.2m |
| 5. Jan Oblak | Atletico Madrid | €50.6m |
| 6. Unai Simon | Athletic Bilbao | €40.1m |
| 7. Marc-Andre ter Stegen | Barcelona | €35.6m |
| 8. Mike Maignan | Milan | €33.4m |
| 9. Jose Sa | Wolves | €30.6m |
| 10. Jordan Pickford | Everton | €30m |
Jan Oblak is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in world football and has held that status for years now due to his exploits for Atletico Madrid. He is fifth and valued at €50.6m.
In the 2020/21 season his outstanding performances in goal saw Los Colchoneros beat Real Madrid and Barcelona to win La Liga. He would subsequently win the award for La Liga Player of the Season.
Athletic's Unai Simon is sixth, valued at €40.1m
In seventh is Marc-Andre ter Stegen (€35.6m), possibly Barcelona's most consistent performer over the last few years apart from Lionel Messi.
Milan faced a real test to try and replace Donnarumma, but have successfully done so with the acquisition of Mike Maignan, valued at €33.4m.
Rounding out the top 10 is Wolves shot-stopper Jose Sa (€30.6m) and Everton and England star Jordan Pickford (€30m).
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