THE World Cup is just four days away!
With player prices now finalised and squads completed, Dream Team World Cup managers need to make sure their XIs fall within the £50million limit.
Chances are many gaffers will need to find some cheaper alternatives to ensure their teams are valid so allow us to present five affordable midfield options with the potential to bank plenty of points in Qatar this winter.
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Andreas Skov Olsen
- £3m
- Denmark
- 0.7% ownership
Denmark have been earmarked as potential ‘dark horses’ this winter after beating France home and away in the Nations League earlier this year – they will meet Les Bleus again in Qatar.
Kasper Hjulmand’s side were the joint-best performers in European qualifying where Skok Olsen scored five goals and provided three assists.
The 22-year-old Club Brugge winger is a guaranteed starter and arguably his country’s most consistent goal threat.
When considering Danish midfielders, most gaffers will instinctively think of Christian Eriksen first but the Man United playmaker comes at a price £4.5m – swap him for Skov Olsen to free up some extra budget if needs be.
Dusan Tadic
- £3m
- Serbia
- 0.8% ownership
While we’re on the subject of ‘dark horses’, a few educated onlookers are tipping Serbia to perform well at this year’s World Cup.
They finished above Portugal in their qualifying group and their strike partnership of Aleksandar Mitrovic and Dusan Vlahovic packs a punch.
Lazio’s Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is a class act in midfield but it’s Tadic, Serbia’s captain, who’ll play as No10 as the team’s playmaker-in-chief.
The 33-year-old has registered 51 goal involvements in 90 caps at international level – including four assists in his last five outings.
Ismaila Sarr
- £3m
- Senegal
- 1% ownership
The reigning champions of Africa were dealt a relatively favourable hand when they were drawn in Group A alongside Ecuador, Netherlands and Qatar.
Louis van Gaal’s side have been impressive of late but Senegal will reach the knockout stages if they perform to the best of their ability in their other two group games.
Sadio Mane is expected to miss the first two games of the campaign as he recovers from injury so Sarr will have to shoulder much of attacking responsibility in the final third.
A talented dribbler, the Watford winger is capable of embarrassing defenders and if he’s on form then there should be points on offer against Ecuador and Qatar.
Gavi
- £3m
- Spain
- 1.6% ownership
Pedri is proving a relatively popular selection among Dream Team World Cup gaffers but if £4m feels a bit steep but you still think Spain’s midfield is worth backing then consider his junior assistant, Gavi.
The 18-year-old has rapidly become a key figure for Barcelona and La Roja and Luis Enrique will not think twice about utilising the teenager on the biggest stage of them all.
With talent to burn, Gavi is a likely to achieve 7+ match ratings but it should be noted that his play style isn’t wholly compatible with Dream Team World Cup’s scoring system.
Goals involvements reign supreme and the La Masia graduate has just one in 12 international caps so far.
Also, Spain’s squad is littered with technically sound midfielders so he may be rotated – but bloody hell he’s good.
Mohammed Kudus
- £2.5m
- Ghana
- 0.3% ownership
Let’s be honest, a huge effort is required if Ghana are going to make it out of Group H, where they’ll meet Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea.
Still, in Kudus they have a notable talent who has developed quickly in recent months.
The 22-year-old has scored ten goals for Ajax this season with four of those coming in six Champions League appearances.
Most importantly, he’s about as attack-minded as Dream Team World Cup midfielders come – he even plays as a striker from time to time.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
