RANKED: Current top 10 U-23 midfielders in Europe
Borussia Dortmund’s Julian Weigl top the list of the best U-23 European midfielder. The 20-year-old can be already considered a box-to-box player, although he only registered one assist during this season. The U-21 Germany International is the best young midfielder, according to the most affordable European papers’ ratings.
Everton’s offensive midfielder Ross Barkley is just a little behind Borussia Dortmund’s hopeful. The 21-year-old scored two goals and registered just as much assists in 12 Premier League games.
Manuel Lanzini is another Premier League player is featuring in the list. The Argentinean with Italian passport is blazing a trail at the Boleyn Ground as he already plundered three Premier League goals. “The jewel” joined West Ham on loan from Al-Jazeera and has already.
James Ward-Prawse is the last English Premier League player in the list as the Southampton’s star sits 7th in the ranking.
Paul Pogba’s absence come as a huge surprise only for the Frenchman’s fame as the 22-year-old Juventus’ star performances have been definitely under his standards this term.
On the other hand, Serie A is represented by the likes of Torino’s Marco Benassi and Sassuolo’s Alfred Duncan.
Read the complete top 10 U-23 European midfielders below:
- Julian Weigl; Borussia Dortmund - Average rating: 6,792
- Ross Barkley; Everton - Average rating: 6,791
- Manuel Lanzini; West Ham - Average rating: 6,541
- Johannes Geis; Schalke04 - Average rating: 6,292
- Sergi Roberto; Barcelona - Average rating: 6,272
- James Ward-Prowse; Southampton - Average rating: 6,208
- Marco Benassi; Torino - Average rating: 6,055
- Dominik Kohr; Augsburg - Average rating: 5,979
- Leon Goretzka; Schalke04 - Average rating: 5,958
- Alfred Duncan; Sassuolo - Average rating: 5,901
