Top 5 Midfielders in the world right now

#3 Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)

Kroos escapes the close attention of the opposition midfielder

Toni Kroos has been around the upper echelons of football for the better part of this decade. Having plied his trade for Bayern Munich earlier, he now finds himself at arguably the biggest club in the world, Real Madrid.

Kroos was an integral part of the Real Madrid side which swept one and all on their way to an unprecedented 3rd successive Champions League. After the high of the Champions League, Kroos came crashing down as Germany couldn’t defend their title in Russia, bowing out in the group stage.

Kroos had a decent World Cup and single-handedly kept the Germans alive with his last-gasp winner against Sweden. However, he showed signs of exhaustion throughout and uncharacteristically misplaced a few passes.

Kroos’ biggest strength is his ability to play precise passes and control the speed of the game. Apart from this, he is very good at breaking the opposition’s ‘pressing’ lines, which helps the team play out from the back and retain possession.

In the 2017-18 season, Kroos scored 5 goals and assisted a further 8. He averaged around 75 passes per game with an astounding accuracy of 93%.

Toni Kroos has been one of the best central midfielders over the past few years and shows no signs of stopping. Thus, Kroos ranks at No.3 in our list.