This article contains adult content that may be inappropriate for minors. Please confirm that you are 18 years or older to continue. This article contains images or details that some readers may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. On the sporting front, FC Porto's season couldn't be going better: the team led by Francesco Farioli is comfortably at the top of the league, in the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal, and in the quarter-finals of the Europa League. The team's good performance is also driving up the valuation of the Dragons' players. A study published this Wednesday by CIES – Football Observatory places three Porto gems among the top-25 most valuable players under 23 years old. In 17th place, the first Portuguese player appears, a name that may come as a surprise. The document does not include the 10 clubs considered the most powerful in the world – Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, PSG, and Real Madrid – and features three Porto players among the four most valuable outside the Big-5. The first Sporting player included in this list appears in 56th place, and it takes until the 87th position to find a player from Benfica. Browse the gallery to see all the Portuguese representatives and the top-25 most valuable players under 23, according to the CIES study.
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