JORGINHO has ranked third in a list of the best players in Europe’s top leagues in 2021.
The Chelsea midfielder, 29, is the highest ranked Premier League star and one of only two from England’s top-flight in the list.
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Manchester City defender Ruben Dias comes in at fourth, and both are ahead of Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo in fifth.
Dortmund star Jadon Sancho was the only English player on the top-10 list.
According to the CIES football observatory list, Lionel Messi is the best player on the continent this year.
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski came in second place before Chelsea midfielder Jorginho.
Also in the top 10 were Real Betis’ Nabil Fekir, Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos and Frankfurt’s Andre Silva.
Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne and Sancho round out the top 10.
The index also worked out the best player at each Premier League club, with Granit Xhaka leading the way at Arsenal.
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Thiago has been Liverpool’s leading star, according to the list, and Luke Shaw the cream of the crop at Manchester United.
Despite Jorginho’s form for the Blues, he threw his future into doubt by admitted he ‘misses’ Naples.
The 29-year-old, who was signed from Napoli in 2018, has also complained about the ‘cold’ London weather.
BEST PLAYER AT EACH PREM CLUB
Arsenal – Granit Xhaka
Aston Villa – Ollie Watkins
Brighton – Pascal Gross
Burnley – Dwight McNeil
Chelsea – Jorginho
Palace – Eberechi Eze
Everton – Michael Keane
Fulham – Ademola Lookman
Leeds – Raphinha
Leicester – Wilfred Ndidi
Liverpool – Thiago
Man City – Ruben Dias
Man Utd – Luke Shaw
Newcastle – Miguel Almiron
Sheff Utd – David McGoldrick
Southampton – Stuart Armstrong
Tottenham – Harry Kane
West Brom – Matheus Pereira
West Ham – Declan Rice
Wolves – Ruben Neves
Speaking to Italian TV network Canale 21, Jorginho said: “There are no words to describe how much I miss Naples.
“‘Who wouldn’t miss Naples? It’s so cold in London, they don’t even know what the sun is.”
The midfielder’s future has been in doubt since Maurizio Sarri, the manager that signed him for Chelsea, left the club in 2019.
But he has continued to feature under Sarri’s successors, Frank Lampard and current boss Thomas Tuchel.
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