Gianluigi Buffon doesn’t believe Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar or Luis Suarez are the most dangerous striker in the world at the moment…it’s Edin Dzeko
GIANLUIGI BUFFON believes Edin Dzeko is the most lethal striker in the world at the moment.
The Italian legend, 38, overlooked Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Cristiano Ronaldo in declaring the Roma forward as the 'most dangerous'.
He believes that currently the Bosnian striker is the best in the business - because of his goalscoring record this season in Serie A.
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The former Manchester City striker has scored 17 goals in 23 appearances for the Italian side, and along with Mauro Icardi, is the joint top scorer in the league.
Buffon claimed: “At the moment, he’s the most dangerous striker.
“He’s adapted very well to [Luciano] Spalletti’s plans and has understood them perfectly, and you can see the results of that. He’s probably just a player who needed time.
“In the end, leave aside the present Dzeko and he still has a very good record which speaks in his favour.
“To think that he had all of a sudden become a mediocre player sounds a bit stupid.”
Dzeko is best remembered at the Etihad for his last minute header against QPR - before Sergio Aguero's famous title-winning goal in 2012.
He was a £27million signing from Wolfsburg in 2011 and went on to make over 140 appearances for City.
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But after failing to nail down a first-team spot, he was sold for £10m to Roma where he's impressed in Italy.
With 20 goals already in all competition this season, he's already smashed the 13 he netted last term.