Ibrahim bin Mohammed

Friday 10 July 2026 13:20 | 2 minutes reading

English star Jude Bellingham ignited the global football players' market value exchange after leading the 'Three Lions' to the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup, following a dramatic exciting 3-2 victory over the Mexican national team in the match hosted by the historic Azteca Stadium.

Bellingham (23 years old) established himself as the absolute star of the match by scoring two decisive goals, confirming his full recovery of technical and physical brilliance, raising his scoring tally in the current World Cup to 5 goals and 2 decisive assists in 10 matches he played with his national team.

This World Cup resurgence for the Real Madrid midfielder silenced the voices that questioned his right to be in the starting lineup, after a difficult and disappointing domestic season in Spain in which he suffered from successive injuries; which caused his market value to drop by 50 million euros before the tournament, from 180 million euros to 130 million euros.

The German platform 'Transfermarkt', specialized in player statistics and values, confirmed according to preliminary indicators that Bellingham tops the list of candidates for a major financial leap in the exceptional update for the World Cup, scheduled for release on July 22, three days after the final match.

The English star currently occupies sixth place in the list of most expensive players still in the World Cup with his current value (130 million euros), behind Spaniard Lamine Yamal and Norwegian Erling Haaland (200 million euros each), and Frenchman Kylian Mbappé (180 million euros), while he lags by only 20 million euros behind the duo Michael Olise and Pedri (150 million euros).

The platform added: "Technical reports indicate that the upcoming evaluation will not rely on 'blind algorithms', but will take into account the expected value of the player based on his leadership personality in big occasions, the difficulty of Real Madrid parting with him, along with the fan momentum and buzz of discussions in the global site forum, which paves the way for Bellingham to quickly return to the 180 million euro barrier or exceed it."