A few days ago, the football statistics agency CIES selected the top 20 best defensive midfielders this season, with Pedri, Kimmich and Zach ranking in the top three.
1. Pedri (Barcelona): 98.7 points
2. Kimich (Bayern): 96.2 points
3. Zachar (Leverkusen): 94.1 points
4. Valverde (Real Madrid): 92.0 points
5. Enzo (Chelsea): 90.6 points
6. De Jongen (Atlanta): 90.3 points
7. Tilemans (Villa): 90.1 points
8. Locatelli (Juventus): 88.5 points
9. Ederson (Atlanta): 88.3 points
10. Gondozi (Lazio): 88.1 points
11. Barrera (Inter Milan): 88.0 points
12, Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan): 88.0 points
13, De Paul (Atletico): 85.9 points
14, Vitinia (Paris): 85.8 points
15, Amiri (Mainz): 85.7 points
16, Modric (Real Madrid): 85.4 points
17, Corkku (Benfica): 84.5 points
18, Reindez (AC Milan/Manchester City): 84.5 points
19, Fabian (Paris): 84.3 points
20, Lucas Tolo (Osasuna): 83.8 points