
At 38, Messi is winding down his career in MLS but has transformed Inter Miami from a bottom team into MLS champions, adding the club’s first star to their badge; meanwhile, 40-year-old Ronaldo is playing in the Saudi Pro League, scoring frequently, yet in his fourth season with Al Nassr, he still hasn’t won a title. With Messi and Ronaldo having left European leagues, football has clearly entered the post-Messi-Ronaldo era.
Transfermarkt has updated player valuations for the Premier League and La Liga, with this season’s two top scorers, Haaland and Mbappé, each seeing their value surge by 20 million euros to reach 200 million euros, matching Yamal’s top valuation. All three players are now valued at 200 million euros, signaling the dawn of a new era dominated by these three stars in football’s power balance!