In midfield, it’s all well and good having creative stars and skilful dribblers but you also need someone who is going to hold it all together.
For years, Manchester City’s excellent attacking football has stemmed from having a diligent and versatile defensive midfielder in Fernandinho.
Not only does the Brazilian have the technical quality to move the ball around the pitch, he’s also capable of getting his foot in and stopping any opponents who come near him
And if you’re going to have any success on Football Manager 2020, you’re going to want to sign yourself a player who develops just like him.
Thankfully the folks over at the excellent FMScout.com have figured out the best wonderkid defensive midfielders around, although you might have to be in charge of a hefty budget to afford their transfer fees.
So which starlets should you be signing? Find out below.
*Some players may not be available on every game to due to differing database sizes
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Florentino Luis (Benfica)
Value – £9.25m
Wage – £5,000 per week
Role – Defensive Midfielder
Key attribute – Tackling = 16
Declan Rice (West Ham)
Value – £22m
Wage – £30,000 per week
Role – Defensive Midfielder/Deep Lying Playmaker
Key attribute – Composure = 17
Sandro Tonali (Brescia)
Value – £7.75m
Wage – £7,750 per week
Role – Deep Lying Playmaker
Key attribute – Determination = 18
Federico Valverde (Real Madrid)
Value – £28.5m
Wage – £51,000 per week
Role – Deep Lying Playmaker
Key attribute – Teamwork = 17
Marco Kana (Anderlecht)
Value – £1.4m
Wage – £2,600 per week
Role – Deep Lying Playmaker
Key attribute – Natural Fitness = 17
Ronaldo Vieira (Sampdoria)
Value – £5.25m
Wage – £23,000 per week
Role – Deep Lying Playmaker
Key attribute – Passing = 14
Daniel Braganca (Sporting Lisbon – On loan at Estoril)
Value – £575,000
Wage – £3,900 per week
Role – Deep Lying Playmaker
Key attribute – Passing = 15
Adrian Fein (Bayern Munich – On loan at Hamburg)
Value – £3.5m
Wage – £16,500 per week
Role – Deep Lying Playmaker
Key attribute – Composure = 17
Marcos Antonio (Shakhtar Donetsk)
Value – £4.8m
Wage – £8,050 per week
Role – Deep Lying Playmaker
Key attribute – Technique = 15
Nohan Kenneh (Leeds)
Value – £190,000
Wage – £120 per week
Role – Ball Winning Midfielder
Key attribute – Strength = 14
Gustavo Assuncao (Famalicao)
Value – £1.1m
Wage – £1,100 per week
Role – Deep Lying Playmaker
Key attribute – First Touch = 14
Martin Calderon (Real Madrid)
Value – £235,000
Wage – £1,700 per week
Role – Deep Lying Playmaker
Key attribute – Vision = 14
Claudio Gomes (Man City – On loan at PSV Eindhoven)
Value – £575,000
Wage – £20,000 per week
Role – Ball Winning Midfielder
Key attribute – Work Rate = 14
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