Neymar

A winger-forward whose technical ceiling remains genuinely elite—his ball-striking, body feints, and ability to create in tight spaces are still immediately recognisable—but whose contribution is now intermittent and unreliable due to recurrent injury and a loss of the explosive athleticism that once made him a world-beater. When fit and engaged, there are flashes of the old genius; when not, he can feel like a luxury rather than a necessity. At 34, with a significant recent injury history, he's approaching the end of his elite window and is best used in shorter bursts rather than as a weekly cornerstone.