We take a look at the finest attacking midfield signings to have been made this summer.
After the performances of the likes of James Rodriguez and Neymar at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the attacking midfielder’s position as the most loved position in modern football has been well and truly confirmed.
Clubs across Europe have been scrambling to try and bring in the game’s finest number tens this summer, with La Liga and the Premier League both having been at the forefront of the race for the attacking midfielders.
We’ve taken a look at the ten best attacking midfielders who have been on the move in this transfer window.
James Rodriguez (AS Monaco to Real Madrid)
Perhaps the defining attacking midfielder of the 2014 FIFA World Cup was Colombian star James Rodriguez, who has been rewarded for his golden boot-winning displays with a £63m move to Real Madrid.
The former FC Porto man, who only moved to AS Monaco last summer, is likely to join Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale in a mouth-watering attacking midfield trio.