Ajax possesses two of the most valuable teenage stars outside Europe's elite leagues. Research group CIES ranks midfielder Jorthy Mokio second on their global list with an estimated transfer value of €52.9 million.
Only FC Porto's Oskar Pietuszewski is valued higher. Teammate Aaron Bouwman occupies eighth place with a valuation of €30.4 million. The CIES ranking model considers factors like age, contract length, performance, and a club's typical market behaviour. "Jorthy Mokio is the highest-ranked Eredivisie player," an analysis of the study noted.
Alongside Mokio and Bouwman, Ajax's Abdellah Ouazane also features in the top 100, valued at €7.5 million. In total, eight players from the Dutch top flight are on the list, underlining the league's status as a key talent hub. PSV's Noah Fernandez (€21m) and FC Twente's Ruud Nijstad (€13.9m) are other notable inclusions.
This high valuation for Ajax's prospects arrives as the club sits fifth in the Eredivisie with fourteen points from seven matches. The squad, which you can view here, faces NEC Nijmegen at home on Saturday. Their last five league results read a draw, three wins, and one loss. The full CIES ranking is available online.
With assets like Mokio and Bouwman, Ajax holds valuable pieces for its future. The club's investment in youth development is now reflected in concrete, financial terms.
The report in full is at Voetbal International
