Attacking midfielders are the highest grade are like gold dust in modern football.
While systems around Europe are starting to phase out the need for a classical attacking ten, there is still the need for creative midfielders to pull strings, whip in free kicks and score the odd banger from distance.
Here are the best 25 attacking midfielders in the world.
Despite the recent Scudetto win, AC Milan still needed a new attacking midfielder to provide consistent displays.
They got their target in Charles De Ketelaere, who Belgian enjoyed a breakout campaign with Club Brugge last season as he scored 14 times and added six assists in 33 league appearances.
De Ketelaere is a forward by trade, but he can play as an attacking midfielder, and he’ll often be deployed by Pioli as Milan’s #10.
After starring in Croatia with Dinamo Zagreb, Dani Olmo joined RB Leipzig midway through the 2019/20 season and would play a big role in Die Roten Bullen’s progression into the Champions League semi-finals under Julian Nagelsmann.
Olmo slotted into Nagelsmann’s vertical and fluid system seamlessly as he was used all over the pitch by the German manager.
The Spaniard has since gone on to make 24 caps for the national team and score four times for his country. He’s been a notable contributor for Spain at both the Euros and the Olympics.
Injuries limited his efficacy in 2021/22, but there’s no denying that Olmo is one of the world’s best attacking midfielders on his day. He is a sharpshooter who loves to beat players one-vs-one and create for his teammates in the final third.
Matheus Cunha was wise to get out of Hertha Berlin when he did.
The Brazilian was signed by the enriched German club in 2020 as one of the players to spearhead their project, but he’s since moved on to Atletico Madrid where he’s added another dimension to Diego Simeone’s set-up.
Labelled a “genius” by former Hertha boss Pal Dardai, Cunha spearheaded Brazil’s journey to Olympic gold in 2021 and is capable of producing magic with the ball at his feet that very few can replicate.
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