#4 Central Midfielders
Bayern Munich, once again, top the charts with midfield orchestrator Thiago Alcantara being rated as the best central midfielder in all of Europe. World’s most expensive transfer of all time, Paul Pogba, is ranked second, and this particular inclusion doesn’t suit the narrative that he has been below his par since his move to Manchester United last summer. In fact, he is rated higher than all but 5 players out of the 70 who have been deemed worthy enough of making it into the top 10 in their positions.
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Naby Keita – who has played a pivotal role in RB Leipzig occupying second place in the Bundesliga – has been ranked 3rd, while him and Alcantara are the only representatives from Germany. Red Devils star Ander Herrera and Arsenal’s much-maligned summer signing Granit Xhaka, are the other two Premier League players to have made the cut. PFA Player of the Year, N’Golo Kante’s absence cannot be unseen and is bizzarre, to say the least.
Central midfielders of Europe’s Best XI: Thiago Alcantara and Paul Pogba
