Club: RC Lens Nationality: France Position(s): CM, DM, AM Preferred Foot: Left Height: 6’2”/187cm Age: 20 Strengths: distance shooting, passing, technical ability, athleticism, physicality, ball-carrying Areas for Development: defensive anticipation, shot volume   Lens will play their first Champions League match in 21 years today, traveling to Europa League winners Sevilla, who sit 17th in…

The 2023/24 European football season is upon us and Fenerbaçhe’s Bright Osayi-Samuel is one player who will definitely be keen to make an impression during this new campaign. An assist in Fenerbaçhe’s 4-0 win over Moldovan side Zimbru in the second leg of their Europa Conference League second qualifying round, followed up by another assist…

Club: Trabzonspor Nationality: France Position(s): DM, CM, CB Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’3”/191cm Age: 23 Strengths: physicality, ball-carrying, technical security, aerial duels, passing Areas for Development: technical ability, anticipation   After finishing eight points clear atop the Süper Lig table and winning their first league title in 38 years, Trabzonspor suffered a dismal title defense…

Club: Westerlo Nationality: Scotland Position(s): RW, LW, ST Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’2”/189cm Age: 19 Strengths: speed, finishing, ambidexterity, ball-striking, agility, dribbling, upper-body strength, vision Areas for Development: aerial duels, senior football experience Premier League 2 Stats: 26 Games, 1970 Mins, 21.9x90s, 11 Goals, 18 Assists   The 2021/22 season would see Manchester City’s U-23…

In what has become one of the most spoken-about deals of the 2023 Summer transfer window, Brighton and Hove Albion reaffirmed their status as one of the Premier League’s most desirable locations with the capture of Barcelona’s immensely talented Anssumane Fati Vieira.    Commonly known as Ansu Fati, the 20-year-old Spanish international holds one of…

Club: Ajax Nationality: Croatia Position(s): CB, RB Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’3”/190cm Age: 23 Strengths: passing accuracy, line-breaking passes, ball-carrying, tackling, positioning, anticipation, blocks, interceptions, aerial duels Areas for Development: physicality   It has been nothing short of a golden era for Croatia, reaching a World Cup Final in 2018, earning a bronze medal in…

Club: Feyenoord Nationality: Netherlands Position(s): DM, CM Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’2”/188cm Age: 23 Strengths: technical security, aerial duels, ball-progression, anticipation, recoveries Areas for Development: aggression, physical strength   This summer, we saw various European powerhouses pursue defensive midfielders in the transfer market, with Barcelona completing a low-cost deal for Oriol Romeu (31) to replace…

Inter Milan appeared to be on the verge of signing Serbian midfielder Lazar Samardžić from Udinese for a fee in the region of €16 million with young midfielder Giovanni Fabbian joining Udinese as part of the agreement. The 21-year-old’s signing would have continued Inter’s policy of making the squad younger this summer and further strengthened…

Club: Argentinos Juniors Nationality: Argentina Position(s): DM Preferred Foot: Right Height: 188cm Age: 20 Strengths: anticipation, spatial awareness, vision, athleticism, agility, ambidexterity, passing, composure, maturity Areas for Development: shooting & experience   The 2023 U-20 World Cup would see various players from across the globe impressed on the international stage and earning moves to Europe,…

From Mohammed Kudus (West Ham) to Tijjani Reijnders (Milan), from Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) to Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest), we saw some of the Eredivisie’s best players move to major European clubs over the past summer, and 2024 looks to be no different. Today, we’re taking a look at some under-the-radar talents who could be set…