This list focuses exclusively on true central midfielders – those who typically operate in the No. 8 role or as balanced, box-to-box players. These are the players who connect defence and attack, ...

Liverpool and Chelsea are carrying the brunt of the load, with the Blues the league’s highest spenders before an agreement is struck for Ekitiké. The world champions, according to Transfermarkt, have ...

Speaking with Goal, Didi Hamann pitched the idea. With Manuel Neuer expected to retire or leave the club after this season, ...