The Manchester United striker is Soccerex's clear winner, beating second-placed Manchester City target Leroy Sane, with Tottenham's Dele Alli ranked fourthAnthony Martial has been voted the most valuable Under-21 player in the world by a Soccerex report from Prime Time Sport.

The Manchester United forward was the clear winner, beating second-placed Leroy Sane of Schalke - who Manchester City are hoping to sign in a deal worth upwards of £40 million this summer.

Euro 2016 winner and new Bayern Munich signing Renato Sanches ranks third after an impressive breakthrough season with Benfica and being named the tournament's best young player earlier in July.

The report reads: "The player’s age, position, current club, contract length, market value perception, international caps, minutes played, goals, injuries and technical quality from a variety of sources [are taken into account] to arrive at a final valuation."

Dele Alli comes in at fourth stepping up from League One to the Premier League with ease to aid Tottenham's first credible title challenge in years, and making his England debut along the way.

Another Bayern star in Kingsley Coman rounds off the top five having thrived under Pep Guardiola while on loan at Juventus, even helping knock his parent club out of the Champions League last season.


Schalke are the most represented club in the top 20 with three entries - Sane joining sixth-placed Breel Embolo and eigth-placed Max Meyer - while Bayern, Borussia Dortmund, United have two.

Anderlecht midfielder Youri Tielemans, who was crowned Europe's most talented Under-18 player by Goal last year, ranks in 12th place above South American-based pair Giovani Lo Celso and Gabriel Barbose.

AC Milan's 17-year-old goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, the youngest player on the list, round off the top 20 as European talents dominate the report.