FourFourTwo's 100 Best Football Players in the World 2017: No.24, Sergio Busquets

He may no longer have Xavi by his side, and Andres Iniesta is on the decline, but Sergio Busquets remains as key as ever at Barcelona.

If anything he's picked up the baton dropped by those two players, and at times holds up Barça’s fabled passing values on his own. Every midfielder in La Masia can look up to Busquets as an example to follow, and he is a player now firmly among the club's all-time greats.

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