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Primed in Qatar

Valverde, whose Uruguay side could be set for another deepd run at the World Cup.

Valverde had a glorious s campaign with Real last season, winning the Span nish title and the Champions League, and the industrio ous 24-year-old – La Liga’s pla ayer of the month for Septemb ber – has added goals to his gam me.

He has scored six times in 12 league starts for Carl lo Ancelotti’s side, including g strikes against Barcelona a and Atletico Madrid, also notc ching twice in the Champions League group stage.

He, along with Tottenha am’s Rodrigo Bentancur, shoul ld be the heartbeat of a talented d and experienced Uruguay side e.

Valverde picked up the Silver Ball at the 2017 Under-20 World Cup and he is worth a small bet to strikee gold in Qatar.

WORLD CUP 2022 PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT

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