- The big international tournaments like the World Cup or the European Championship are presented as best players competing against each other.
- That's not strictly true, though, as some of the top stars represent countries that can't be considered football powerhouses - and this year's European Championship won't see some of the biggest players on the continent.
- Here are some of the most expensive players who are missing out on the tournament, as per Transfermarkt:
19, Henrikh Mkhitaryan (AS Roma, Armenia) - €20m
18. Dusan Tadic (Ajax, Serbia) - €20m
17. Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid, Montenegro) - €20m
16. Matt Doherty (Tottenham, Republic of Ireland) - €20m
15. Nemanja Maksimovic (Getafe, Serbia) - €20m
14. Alexander Sorloth (RB Leipzig, Norway) - €20m
13. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham, Serbia) - €22m
12. Milot Rashica (Werder, Kosovo) - €22m
11. Thomas Strakosha (Lazio, Albania) - €25m
10. Luka Jovic (Real Madrid, loaned out to Eintracht Frankfurt, Serbia) - €25m
9. Marash Kumbulla (Hellas Verona, loaned out to Roma, Albania) - €25m
8. Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina, Serbia) - €28m
7. Kostas Manolas (Napoli, Greece) - €32m
6. Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt, Serbia) - €32m
5. Martin Odegaard (Real Madrid, loaned out to Arsenal, Norway) - €45m
4. Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona, Bosnia and Herzegovina) - €50m
3. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio, Sserbia) - €65m
2. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund, Norway) - €80m
1. Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid, Slovenia) - €90m
