Europe’s best are gathering in Germany this summer with 24 nations hopeful of triumphing at Euro 2024.
An overwhelming amount of football is set to be consumed, especially with the Copa America working in tandem, and gives those at the very top of the game another opportunity to showcase their talent at the highest possible level.
The Euros will see stout defenders and prolific goalscorers duel it out at both ends of the pitch as well as flying full-backs and enigmatic wingers down the flanks, but arguably the most important players of all are the conductors in the middle of the park.
From suave controllers to exuberant playmakers, 90min’s best midfielders ranking covers a broad range of midfield profiles. Here’s the top 15 competing at Euro 2024.
Didier Deschamps appreciates midfield functionality – hence why Adrien Rabiot has racked up a filthy number of caps – but he also can’t help but hide his admiration for the do-it-all Camavinga.
The young midfielder hasn’t quite set the world alight at Real Madrid, but displays such as what he produced in the recent Champions League final depict a player who’s heading, as Harry Redknapp would say, “right to the very top!”
A cool, calm, and collected midfield operator, Camavinga combines relentless tenacity with slick possession play and is a contributor in all phases.
The old-timer’s still got some juice left in him yet, although Euro 2024 will surely be Modric’s last big day out for the national team.
Modric has starred time and time again on the grandest stage for Croatia, with his exploits at the 2018 World Cup ensuring he broke the Lionel Messi/Cristiano Ronaldo Ballon d’Or duopoly.
The veteran midfielder has seen his minutes dwindle considerably at Real Madrid over the past 18 months, but Modric never ceases to flash his vintage brilliance. The big occasion seems to coax the very best out of the 38-year-old, and he’ll be able to hang with superstars more than a decade his junior this summer.
The Turkish international was once nothing more than a luxury playmaker during his time at Milan, but a switch across the Derby della Madonnina divide has been the making of Calhanoglu.
While still capable of the spectacular from range, the former…
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