10 Most Underrated Footballers In The World Right Now
7. Ivan Ratikic - Barcelona
Last season a star was born. While everyone talked about Barcelona's newly acquired lethal strike force of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez, a 27-year-old Croatian was quietly going about his business a good 20 yards behind them. Former Barcelona midfielder, Cesc Fabregas moved to Chelsea and Ratikic replaced him at the Camp Nou after moving from Sevilla. The highly-rated midfielders previous knowledge of La Liga meant that he slotted in next to Andres Iniesta and Sergio Busquets effortlessly and went on to win the treble in his first season under Luis Enrique. Ratikic was very much the unsung hero last season and if we compare him to Fabregas now, there is only one winner.
NCTJ-accredited football writer with an MA in Sports Journalism. What Culture football editor. Write for the official Newcastle United programme. Former video reporter at North News. Featured and published in the Sunderland Echo, Shields Gazette, Mail Online, The Mirror, The Sun and others.