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Super Eagles’ Ndidi Is Most Expensive EPL Player

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Wilfred Ndidi
Wilfred Ndidi

Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi tops the list of the most expensive Super Eagles players in the English Premier League, reports Sports Extra.

The 22-year-old, who has become an influential figure in the Foxes squad since he arrived from Genk in 2016, is currently valued at £31.5m according to Transfermarkt.com.

The Nigerian, who is on a £90,000-a-week deal, has made five appearances, scoring once for Leicester, who sit third in the EPL table with 11 points from six games.

After match day six in England, the former Nath FC player is also the fourth best tackler in the English Premier League.

The 22-year-old has made 24 successful tackles in five EPL games and he is ranked behind Manchester City’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who has made 31 tackles successfully.

His teammate Ricardo Pereira is second on the list with 29 successful tackles, while Oriol Romeu is ranked third with 26 tackles.

Alex Iwobi, who moved to Everton in a deal worth £40m on deadline day, is the second most expensive Eagles star in the EPL.

The 23-year-old is valued at £28.8m by the website. Iwobi has scored twice in six appearances for the Toffees. Despite not featuring for Leicester City this season, Kelechi Iheanacho is the third richest.

The former Manchester City man is valued at £13.5m according to Transfermarkt.com, while Leon Balogun and Isaac Success are valued at £2m and £5m respectively.

Success has made two substitute appearances this term.

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