by Nick Miller @https://twitter.com/@NickMiller79 Published 11 min ago We are part of The Trust Project What is it? 10. Claude Makelele Zinedine Zidane’s famous line about Makelele sums it up. “Why put another layer of gold paint on the Bentley when you’re losing the entire engine?” he huffed, in reaction to Real Madrid selling his compatriot but buying David Beckham.   Makelele was the key component of all the teams he played for; the core around which everything else was built; the thing that allowed everything else to function.   He’s also one of the most significant players in Premier League history because he was the first genuinely elite player they signed after Roman...
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