The question is no longer really whether Vitinha is the best midfielder in the world, but rather whether he is the best player in the world. Amazing last season and third in the last Ballon d’Or (he became the sixth Portuguese player to reach the podium after Eusébio, Futre, Figo, Deco and Ronaldo), the Parisian midfielder continues to dispel the idea that he would have overperformed.
His standards remain dizzying this season, and the first hat-trick of his career, scored against Tottenham on Wednesday (5-3), was a reminder that his discreet time in England belonged to the past. Today, Wolverhampton and all Premier League clubs would dream of a Vitinha in their squad. “Vitinha doesn’t just manage matches, he orchestrates them brilliantly. If he played for Real Madrid, the media would already make him their star.declared Toni Kroos recently in his podcast about the Portuguese. He is not the only major figure in world football to claim to be a fan of the player.
He is unanimous among the great midfielders of modern football
His ex-teammate Luka Modric, now at AC Milan, added: “I really like him as a player, he is coming off a phenomenal season, he is an organizer and he is essential to PSG. He was perhaps the best midfielder in Europe last season.. He also knows a lot about the demands of the position: Zinédine Zidane. The French legend also praised the qualities of his duo with Joao Neves: “They impress me, they never lose the ball”highlighted the 1998 Ballon d’Or. For Pauleta: “he’s the best midfielder in the world with Pedri from Barcelona. He doesn’t make a mistake, doesn’t lose the ball. He reminds me of Iniesta. It’s a phenomenon.” 2014 world champion and former Real Madrid star, Sami Khedira also joined the fan club of the former Porto player.
“In 2025, it took on a new dimension. He is now one of the best in his position. He was fabulous last season (…) He is the metronome of this Parisian team, the regulator of the game and he is complete. I don’t even see any fault in it.”declared the German in The Team. Costinha, former glory of Portuguese football, shares his opinion: “I always have trouble with comparisons but he is in the top 5 with Pedri, Neves, Barella, Bellingham. There is no one abovewhile Blaise Matuidi even sees him capable of winning the Ballon d’Or. “I don’t see any limits for him. And so potentially, he is capable, like Luka Modric over a season, of going for the Ballon d’Or.” An opinion shared by Spurs coach Thomas Frank: “he will perhaps be the next Ballon d’Or”. This determines the level of the player…
