Top players' market value 13 years ago.

Values estimated by Gazzetta dello Sport in February 2001.

70 billion lire (apprx 35 m€):
Rivaldo (Barcelona), Saviola (River Plate)

30.000.000€:
Flávio Conceição (Real Madrid), Kewell & Viduka (Leeds)

25.000.000€:
Aimar (Valencia), Denílson (Betis), Riquelme (Boca Juniors)

22.500.000€:
"Kily" González (Valencia)

20.000.000€:
Djalminha (Deportivo), Élber (Bayern Munich), Jardel (Galatasaray), Nonda (Monaco), Ronaldinho (Paris-SG)

17.500.000€:
Gallardo (Monaco), Kanu (Arsenal), Kežman (PSV)

15.000.000€:
Palermo (Boca Juniors), Rebrov (Tottenham), Salihamidžić (Bayern Munich), Alex (Palmeiras)

12.500.000€:
C. Pizarro (Werder Bremen)

11.000.000€:
Adriano (Flamengo)

10.000.000€:
Balaban (Dinamo Zagreb), M. Diarra (Vitesse), Titov (Spartak Moscow), Méndez (Vélez)