‘Special’ talent who Chelsea once let go is now worth £132m, the ninth most expensive player in the world

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Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala is yet another player that Chelsea let go from their ranks that’s made them look a bit silly further down the line.

At the age of 20, Jamal Musiala is already one of the most exciting players on the planet.

The attacking midfielder’s played 143 first-team games for Bayern Munich, winning four Bundesliga titles and a Champions League trophy in his career already.

However, the Germany international spent the bulk of his youth developing in Chelsea’s academy at Cobham.

Sky Sports reported back in 2019 that Musiala rejected a three-year contract offer from the Blues to stay at Stamford Bridge, deciding to make the move to Munich instead. Meanwhile, journalist Simon Phillips shared via Substack in October that Chelsea could have likely persuaded Musiala to stay with a better financial deal.

According to the CIES Football Observatory statistical model, Musiala is valued as the ninth most expensive player in the world right now.

The German playmaker is valued at €152.4million (£132m) by CIES Football.

Interestingly, there’s only eight players in the sport right now with a higher valuation.

Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham sits at the top of the pile, closely followed by Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, as well as Real Madrid duo Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo.

Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka and Man City’s Phil Foden rank fifth and sixth, respectively. They’re followed by Barcelona’s Gavi then Man City’s Julian Alvarez.

Jamal Musiala another who got away for Chelsea

Described as “special” by Bayern manager Thomas Tuchel (Bavarian Football Works), Musiala is the complete package with the world at his feet.

You forget the playmaker is so young when you watch him on a football pitch, so his potential going forward is frightenig.

He’s another former Chelsea player that would stroll into the current Blues line-up at Stamford Bridge.