World Cup Scout - Sergio Busquets

Our Scout has now turned his attention to the World Cup finals and over the coming weeks will report on some of the best talent in South Africa.

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Next under our scout's gaze at the finals is Spanish ace Sergio Busquets - recommended by Sky Sports reader Simon Vincent.

The scout reports...

Ahead of the final the Sky Sports Scout files his final report from South Africa, and as such he is looking at one of the protagonists who will be featuring in Johannesburg.

Sergio Busquets has emerged as one of the first names on Vicente Del Bosque's team-sheet, as he is with his club Barcelona.

Busquets has emerged as the holding midfielder for club and country, the 'water carrier' role as some label it.

But Busquets, as with many modern midfielders, has much more to offer than you may first think.

A tall, elegant figure, whose passing is excellent, his slight frame can be deceptive as his tackling is very much what you would expect from a man in his position.

The 21-year-old Catalan is a graduate of the famed Barca youth academy, although his progress did not attract the attention of fellow graduates such as Lionel Messi.

However, Busquets' performances for the 'B' side were closely monitored - none more so than by Pep Guardiola, who was his coach with the reserve side.

Upon Guardiola's promotion to the senior set-up, he took Busquets with him and he has been a part of the first-team squad ever since.

He made his debut for Spain's Under-21s shortly after and within six months he was in the senior squad.

Having taking over from Marcos Senna as the holding man of Spain's embarrassingly talented midfield, he will be one of their key performers in the final.

The scout says...

Unlike many of the scouted players, Busquets - it is safe to say - will not be going anywhere. He is already playing for his hometown club, who happen to be arguably the greatest club in the world - so why would he move?

The Scout rating...

Shooting: 6 out of 10

Passing: 8 out of 10

Tackling: 8 out of 10

Heading: 7 out of 10

Pace: 6 out of 10

Vision: 8 out of 10

Current ability: 8 out of 10

Potential ability: 10 out of 10

OVERALL SCOUT RATING: 61/80

Current value: £14million

Potential value: £22million

Your opinion...

You have read our opinion of Busquets - now we want your views. Have you seen Busquets in action? Do you agree with our assessment? Do you think he will make it?

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