#3 Marco Verratti - PSG
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Amongst the more expensive and more attacking-minded players on this list, Marco Verratti seems to have been a Manchester United target for as long as he’s been playing. The Italian has risen above a multitude of top central midfielders, including the likes of Grzegorz Krychowiak, Blaise Matuidi, Adrien Rabiot and Christopher Nkunku, to earn his place at the heart of PSG’s midfield and, resultantly, he’s considered one of the hottest young prospects on the continent right now.
The very fact that he has created the third most chances (40) of any PSG player in Ligue 1 this term underpins how varied his playing style is; unlike the other primarily defensive midfielders on this list, Verratti prefers to operate in a box-to-box role, creating danger at one end and limiting it at the other.
He’s maintained the third highest average passing accuracy of players to have featured in more than five league matches and is ultimately at the centre of all action when he plays.
With the £89 million man Pogba in their ranks, the last thing United want is a battle of egos to impress and it could be said that Verratti’s style would not suit Pogba in the same way Carrick’s does, but with a master tactician like Mourinho in the dugout, there’s no saying it could become a very prosperous relationship if each player’s strengths are utilized to full effect.
