Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi: Who has greater market value?

Cristiano Ronaldo’s current market value is at €15 million, while Lionel Messi is worth €30 million, as per Transfermarkt.

The difference as compared to before has decreased as it used to be far larger.

The Inter Miami star’s value has decreased in recent times by €5 million, while Al Nassr’s player price tag has remained the same since June 2023, The News reported.

This is the first time Messi’s market value has decreased after joining in David Beckham’s Inter Miami. 

Before this, while he played with Paris Saint-Germain for MLS, the Argentina superstar was worth €35 million.

However, Messi has had a greater market value than Ronaldo since 2009.

The last time Ronaldo possessed a higher market value than Messi was in 2008, when the Portuguese (then 23) was worth €60 million, while the Argentine (then 21) was valued at €55 million.

Ronaldo’s worth was surpassed by Messi since then, along with him reaching his highest market value at 30 in 2018 (€180 million).

Notably, the best Ronaldo did in this aspect came in 2014, whereas, at 29 he reached a €120 million value.