Top 10 most underrated footballers in the world right now

Burnley v Manchester City - Premier League
City's underrated midfield maestro

#1 Jorginho

Benevento Calcio v SSC Napoli - Serie A
Jorginho could be the most underrated player in Europe at the moment

And now for the most underrated player in Europe. Remember how the fans in the football fraternity were frenzy about Xavi Hernandez’s ability to make an average of 100 passes in every game?

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Xavi was the true pass-master, the time-keeper and the heartbeat of Barcelona. And right now, if there is any player that could be labeled as Xavi-like, it is Jorginho. The Italian international has the record of making the most successful passes in a game when he made 180 accurate passes against Cagliari last season.

His average successful passes-per-game has never dropped under 89 in Serie A for Napoli since 2013-14, which is a testament to his consistency. How he doesn’t play for a bigger club is, in itself, the biggest proof of his under-appreciation.

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