Rodrigo Bentancur
#8 · Midfielder · age 28
Hamstring fitness concern per recent reports.
Club
Tottenham Hotspur
England · Premier League
Caps
65
Intl goals
2
87
WC26 rating
high confidence
- Recent form
- 38
- Career peak
- 78
- League level
- 100
- Competition pedigree
- 98
- International pedigree
- 91
- Longevity
- 61
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29
Bentancur is the player who lets Valverde be Valverde — a low-glamour midfielder who takes the ball off Giménez, beats the first line of press with one touch, and gets Uruguay’s possession into the middle third without losing it. Bielsa’s system collapses if Bentancur is unfit; the hamstring report is the biggest squad-internal concern.
Strengths
- press resistance under double-teams
- vertical line-breaking passing
- tactical positioning beside Valverde
Recent form
Tottenham regular through 2025-26; hamstring fitness flagged in recent reports.