5- Giannelli Imbula
It’s little surprise that Giannelli Imbula is being linked to Chelsea ahead of a potential summer move.
The Franco-Congolese dynamo is one of the most well-rounded young central midfielders in the game.
While he can excel as a destroyer—able to mix it up with the roughest brutes in the French top flight—he is rarely better than when he is dribbling forward with the ball. His 2.9 successful dribblers-per-game is the second highest in Ligue 1 [via WhoScored]—not bad for a ‘defensive’ midfielder!
The Pensioners could do a lot worse…