1. Marcelo
The former Fluminense left-back has been with Real Madrid practically his entire career and has just entered his seventh season with the Spanish Champions. His impressive mixture of skill, technical ability, eye for goal and passing abilities of late makes him one of the most exciting players on this list, particularly as he can contribute so potently to attack. He has scored 17 career goals and has provided 31 assists throughout his career, and his fullback-to-forward combo with Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the more lethal partnerships in La Liga at present. The Brazilian would find himself right at home at Chelsea given the fact he could link up with fellow compatriots Oscar and David Luiz, and he could help forge an impressive Brazilian trifecta at the Bridge. Marceloa has tremendous speed and his style of attacking play would seem to pander toward Roman Abramovic who has long wanted to see free-flowing attacking play at Stamford Bridge and at just 24, Marcelo has every chance of developing into one of the worlds best left-backs in the future.
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