3. David Luiz, Paris Saint-Germain
May have been roundly derided after his woeful performance for Brazil in the 7-1 semi-final drubbing by Germany at the 2014 World Cup, but that wasn’t a great representation of the defender.
Admittedly getting £40m from PSG for Luiz was a great piece of business by Jose Mourinho, but the 27-year-old has looked good alongside national captain Thiago Silva in Ligue 1.