Fede Valverde, Madrid's second highest rated player at the WC

There has been a lot of talk about Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema -now out of the competition due to injury-, Vinicius, Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo at the Qatar 2022 World Cup. But in the Uruguayan national team there is one man who is undoubtedly one of the great stars of this World Cup.

It is Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde. At the age of 24, the Charrúa international will experience his first World Cup and will do so in extraordinary form, as Uruguay's undisputed leader.

The great moment in which the player arrives at the World Cup makes him one of the great stars of the tournament. He has scored eight goals and provided four assists in the 20 games he has played for Madrid. The midfielder is experiencing his best season since he arrived in the Spanish capital back in 2016. 

The player from Montevideo is the best Uruguayan player of the moment. Although historically he does not have the reputation of Luis Suarez or Cavani, he can boast of enjoying the best present. Of the 832 players competing in Qatar, Fede is in eleventh position in the ranking of market value, with a value of 89.9 million euros, according to data from the specialised website BeSoccer Pro. 

At the top of the list is PSG's French striker Mbappe, with his impressive €205 million. He is followed by Real Madrid's Brazilian attacker Vinicius, valued at 132 million, and Borussia Dortmund's German player Bellingham, whose market value is 117 million. Kimmich (109 million), Kane (108 million), Foden (104 million), Musiala (104 million), Pedri (98.4 million), Lautaro Martinez (98.3 million) and Vlahovic (91.9 million) complete the top 10.