We’ve scoured the nations in order to rank the 50 best players in
Europe’s top divisions in order to give you the lowdown on the
greatest talent the continent has to offer.
50. Cesc Fabregas
The £30m man has
struggled along with
his Chelsea teammates
this season, but has
still managed to
score four and assist
seven of Chelsea’s
55 goals, equating to
the Spaniard directly
contributing to 20%.
With the likes of
Eden Hazard, Diego
Costa and Oscar not
reproducing the form
they showed last season,
49. Edinson Cavani
48. Blaise Matuidi
47. Toby Alderweireld
46. Anthony Martial
45. Dani Alves
44. Radja Nainggolan
43. Vincent Kompany
42. Gerard Piqué
41. Karim Benzema
40. Giorgio Chiellini
accompanied by a turbulent
season at Stamford Bridge,
it’s understandable that
Fabregas has been unable to
recapture the sort form he
once displayed so regularly
for club and country.
Capable of playing in an
advanced role or as a deep
lying playmaker, Fabregas
was crucial to Chelsea’s
2014-15 title winning
campaign and you’d back
the Spaniard to return to his
best next season.
39. Riyad Mahrez
38. Harry Kane
37. Javier Mascherano
36. Marco Verratti
35. Diego Godín
34. Marco Reus
33. James Rodriguéz
32. Thibaut Courtois
31. Luka Modrić
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