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Ivan Ilić
Central Midfield / Serbia / 1.FC K'lautern
60 OVR
Profile
Key strength: Work rate
Box-to-box midfielder
At Torino's gritty Stadio Olimpico, Ivan Ilić finds himself on the periphery of a side struggling to find its identity at 13th in the Serie A table. The 24-year-old Serbian box-to-box midfielder, valued at €10 million, has made just a single appearance this season—a stark statistic for a player whose natural instincts drive him to cover every blade of grass. Despite his trademark work rate and tireless engine, Ilić faces stiff competition in a crowded Torino midfield featuring the technically gifted Cesare Casadei (73) and creative spark Nikola Vlašić (70). His two yellow cards in that lone outing reveal a player chomping at the bit, perhaps too eager to make his mark. With Torino hovering in mid-table mediocrity and manager decisions under scrutiny, Ilić's moment may yet come. The Belgrade-born midfielder possesses the physicality and box-to-box dynamism that could inject urgency into Torino's stagnant campaign, but first, he must convince the coaching staff that his energy outweighs his inexperience.