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#8 Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan) - 17 assists
Matches played: 42.
Assists/match: 0.4.
AC Milan have taken the world by storm in the ongoing 2020-21 season, as they currently sit atop the Serie A table, three points clear of their city rivals Inter Milan. Notably, Hakan Calhanoglu has been at the heart of all good things for the Rossoneri; he has appeared in every single league match for the club this season.
The 26-year-old attacking midfielder has scored 29 goals and assisted 45 during his three and a half seasons at the club. In 2020, Calhanoglu played 42 matches in all competitions for Milan, registering 17 assists.
#7 Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) - 18 assists
Matches played: 45
Assists/match: 0.4.
Very few footballers in the world have been as impactful at a new club as Bruno Fernandes has been at Manchester United. Since his arrival in January 2020, the 26-year-old has been among the most effective players in the Premier League.
Apart from scoring 26 goals in 45 matches across competitions for the Red Devils in 2020, Fernandes also registered a cool tally of 18 assists, averaging 0.4 assists per match.
He averaged 0.98 goal-involvements (goals + assists) per match at the end of the calendar year for the club.
#6 Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) - 19 assists
Matches played: 36
Assists/match: 0.53.
Despite having played just three-and-a-half seasons for Paris Saint-Germain so far, Kylian Mbappe is already the club's fourth-highest goal-scorer of all time.
The 22-year-old is widely hailed as one of the best players in the world.
He was won ten major trophies thus far in his career, which includes three Ligue 1 titles with PSG and the 2018 FIFA World Cup with France.
With PSG, Mbappe has played 144 matches in all competitions, registering a staggering 162 goal-involvements (104 goals and 58 assists).
2020 proved to be a good year for the France international. He scored 26 goals in 36 matches for PSG across all competitions and also notched up 19 assists.
#5 Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) - 20 assists
Matches played: 36
Assists/match: 0.56.
Bayern Munich's Joshua Kimmich is one of the most talented footballers in the world at the moment. He is also known for his versatility, as he can play adeptly in midfield as well as in the right-back position.
The 25-year-old was integral to Bayern Munich's success in 2019-20, as they won the European treble.
They began the 2020-21 season by winning the UEFA Super Cup and the DFL-Supercup to make it five trophies in 2020.
Kimmich ended the year with 20 assists in 36 matches in all competitions for the Bavarian club, averaging 0.56 assists per match.
