Alberto Moleiro is 23 years old and valued at €50 million, yet he still has no senior Spain cap. That makes him the most valuable player in the world who has never earned a senior international appearance, and the gap is wide enough to stand out on its own. He is also 113th in the world market-value ranking.
Moleiro's value compared with his Spain status
The most striking part is how quickly the valuation has moved past the international resume. A Bola framed his situation by saying, "Alberto Moleiro plays and makes Villarreal play, but, given the brutal competition in 'La Roja', he remains without being an international". That lines up with the basic profile around him: he has four Champions League appearances and 12 LaLiga outings this season, so this is not a case built on a tiny run of minutes.
Spain have not handed him that senior debut yet, and Luis de la Fuente is still the name attached to the decision. Moleiro, meanwhile, is already Villarreal's most highly valued player and 22nd in LaLiga's market-value ranking, the first player outside Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid in that list. Last season he added ten goals and six assists, which explains why his club status keeps rising even without a cap.
A Bola also noted that his full debut has already come very close to happening. Right now, though, the headline remains the same: €50 million, 113th in the world, and still waiting for Spain to call.
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