Messi was the most valuable player in 2012 as he was valued at €120, according to Transfermarkt. While Rooney was the most valuable one in Premier League. The player who's on the right side of this picture down here is Hulk, who plays in Chinese Super League nowadays, had the highest value in Russian Premier League in 2012.
Check the top 10 valuable players in 2012:
10 Luka Modric - Spurs - €46M
9 Robin van Persie - Arsenal - €47.5M
8 Falcao - Atlético Madrid - €50M
7 David Silva - Manchester City - €50M
6 Sergio Agüero - Manchester City - €51M
5 Cesc Fàbregas - FC Barcelona - €55M
4 Wayne Rooney - Manchester United - €65M
3 Andrés Iniesta - FC Barcelona - €70M
2 Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid - €100M
1 Lionel Messi - FC Barcelona - €120M
kizanolingz
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120m in 2012 gets you a 3time ballon dor winner....in 2018 it gets you pro injury specialist "dembele"
Henryrukis
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Messi was top in market value but in real sense,he is top as far as FOOTBALL is concern.
Karthikitz
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Why is Messi in the list ? He is priceless.
ArindamGhosh
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2012 Messi's value is 120 million and in 2020 his value is 140 million and people say value decreases with increase in age. This is why he is called the Greatest Of All Times(G.O.A.T.).