Coming in second and third are Vinicius Jr of Real Madrid and Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka, respectively.
Jude Bellingham of Borussia Dortmund is at number four while Benfica’s Antonio Silva ranks at the top for players outside of Europe’s big five leagues.
The study was conducted by the CIES Football Observatory utilizing a number of parameters to determine who the world’s Top 100 most expensive players are.
They took into account more than 2,000 transactions of players transferred for money from clubs in the five major European Leagues from July 2021 to November 2021.
In addition to the transactions, they also considered contract lengths, the player’s ages, the number of goals and assists made, as well as the number of times they were capped for national teams.
After what was an impressive season for City, Haaland leads the team and is the most expensive football player in the world, the study found.
He won the Golden Boot award in the Premier League and also helped City defend their title. He also helped them win the FA Cup after his switch from Dortmund just last summer.
Should City be successful in beating Inter Milan on Saturday and win the treble, Haaland’s value will no doubt rise even further.
His contract with Manchester City will see him playing for the club through 2027.