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Central Midfielder - Federico Valverde (€70 million)
After arriving at Real Madrid in the summer of 2018, Federico Valverde has evolved to become a regular in Zinedine Zidane's team.
The 22-year-old Uruguayan has scored thrice for the Merengues this season, with one of his strikes coming in the reigning La Liga champions' 3-1 win at El Clasico rivals Barcelona.
Valverde has immensely benefitted from playing under Zidane, saying in this regard:
"Zidane speaks to you like a friend. You have to take in every word he says because he's a legend of world football."
Defensive Midfielder - Casemiro (€70 million)
Like his Real Madrid teammate Valverde, Casemiro also has a valuation of €70 million.
Despite playing in a deeper midfield role compared to Valverde, Casemiro has had a prolific campaign up front, scoring five Liga goals to sustain his team's title defence.
A Real Madrid player since 2012-13, the 28-year-old Brazilian has made over 250 appearances in all competitions for the Merengues, scoring 29 goals and assisting 20.
During this period, Casemiro has won 12 titles, which comprises of four triumphs in the Champions League and two in La Liga.
Central Attacking Midfielder - Paulo Dybala (€70 million)
Although Paulo Dybala predominantly plays in the attacking third as the second striker or on the wings, he'll don a central midfield role in our hypothetical XI.
The 27-year-old Argentine has had an injury-riddled campaign this season that has coincided with Juventus' indifferent title defence in the Serie A.
Now in his sixth season with the Italian giants, Dybala has only scored thrice in 16 outings in all competitions and has been linked with a move away from Turin in recent times.
However, Juventus head coach Andrea Pirlo recently rubbished rumours of Dybala's exit, saying about the player:
"Champions like him are always fundamental in strong teams. I train all the players. Dybala is one of them. He behaviour is great."
