![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/owen-reveals-how-much-he-would-be-worth-today-and-compares-himself-to-mbappe/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/crop-20288632.jpg&description=MICHAEL OWEN believes he would be worth £100MILLION in today's transfer market. And the former England striker compared himself to Kylian Mbappe. Michael Owen reckons he would be worth at least £100m in today's marketCredit: EPA The ex-England striker also likened himself to World Cup winner Kylian MbappeCredit: Getty Owen took the world by storm when he broke into the Liverpool first team aged 17. After scoring on his debut in May 1997, he won the Premier League golden boot and PFA Young Player of the Year awards in the next season. His iconic goal against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup - still as a teenager - further enhanced his reputation and three years later he was crowned Ballon d'Or champion for being the best footballer in the world. Owen joined Real Madrid for £8m in 2004 and moved back to England with Newcastle for double that fee a year later. And now the pundit, 42, reckons his career bears similarities to PSG and France ace Mbappe, who signed for the Ligue 1 giants for £162m and led his team to World Cup glory aged 19. Asked what his value in the current market would be, Owen said: "I don't know, I mean, it felt like figures were a little bit higher, one or two years ago than they actually are now. "Obviously, the Erling Haaland move wasn't really a true reflection of his price because of the agency fee and all the different stipulations he had in the contract. "So it was an open market, free market, when I was 19, 20 and at the absolute peak of my powers. FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS - BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERS "I don't know, you're talking £100-something million probably, I guess it's hard to say." Owen then referenced Real Madrid target Mbappe, who some consider as the best player on the planet right now and almost guaranteed to win multiple Ballons d'Or during his career. The 89-cap, 40-goal Three Lions international added to AceOdds: "Well, what's Mbappe worth nowadays? I really don't know. "If he was to leave PSG you'd be looking at £150m, £200m m){kind=link}
MICHAEL OWEN believes he would be worth £100MILLION in today’s transfer market.
And the former England striker compared himself to Kylian Mbappe.
Owen took the world by storm when he broke into the Liverpool first team aged 17.
After scoring on his debut in May 1997, he won the Premier League golden boot and PFA Young Player of the Year awards in the next season.
His iconic goal against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup – still as a teenager – further enhanced his reputation and three years later he was crowned Ballon d’Or champion for being the best footballer in the world.