Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has labelled Croatia international Josko Gvardiol as his "favourite" defender at the Qatar 2022 World Cup so far. The 20-year-old is expected to be one of the most sought after centre-backs in the coming transfer windows.
The youngster has been linked with a switch to both Chelsea and Arsenal among many others, but his impressive performances for Croatia have continued to see his stock rise on the global stage. This was most clearly on display in his nation's huge goalless draw over Belgium in the group stages that earnt them a place in the last-16 of the tournament.
A heroic defensive display denied some late goal mouth action from the side ranked No.2 in the FIFA world rankings. One of those was a last gasp flick from Gvardiol to deny Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku from scoring a huge winner for his side.
