Club: Eintracht Frankfurt Nationality: Tunisia Position(s): DM, CM Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’1”/185cm Age: 28 Strengths: stamina, anticipation, interceptions, tackling, aerial duels, timing, goal-threat Areas for Development: ball-progression, carry-frequency   It has been a busy summer for Eintracht Frankfurt. They have replaced Oliver Glasner with Dino Topmoller — Julian Nagelsmann’s former assistant coach at Bayern…

Konstantinos Mavropanos left his native Greece and joined Arsenal shortly after turning 20, making just eight appearances before leaving North London after two years. He would impress in a short-term loan at German second-tier side Nürnberg, before heading out on loan again in the summer of 2020, this time to Stuttgart. He quickly became a…

Club: West Ham Nationality: Ghana Position(s): AM, RW, ST, CF, CM Preferred Foot: Left Height: 5’10”/177cm Age: 23 Strengths: dribbling, shot volume, finishing, speed, physicality, athleticism, technical ability Areas for development: weak-foot usage & ability, decision making   West Ham were the last Premier League team to complete a summer signing, but despite leaving their…

From Victor Osimhen to Terem Moffi, from Taiwo Awoniyi to Victor Boniface, we’ve seen plenty of young Nigerian strikers polish their skills in Belgium before exploding onto the scene in a top 5 European league, and the next player to make the leap could be Gift Emmanuel Orban.   After being spotted by Stabæk’s Torgeir…

Club: VfL Wolfsburg Nationality: Croatia Position(s): AM, CM, RW Preferred Foot: Left Height: 5’10”/178cm Age: 25 Strengths: dribbling, agility, vision, chance creation, flair, passing, technique Development Areas: goal output, shot volume, weak-foot ability & usage   Whilst Rennes have brought in two of the most exciting young players in Ligue 1 in Enzo Le Fee…

Wataru Endo’s ability to cover ground makes it feel as if you’re playing with an extra man. But, even still, it seems like a rather cruel initiation for Liverpool to put his word to the test by playing the majority of his first two appearances for the club with 10 men — following that up…

The illustrious successes of the Leeds United Academy means that each year, the talent that graduates top of their class carries with them the expectations and hopes of becoming the city’s latest poster boy. Throw in a surname like Gray and that pressure ramps up. Tenfold.   Son of former striker Andy, grandson of ex-defender…

Club: AS Monaco Nationality: France Position(s): CM, DM Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’1”/185cm Age: 24 Strengths: Ball progression, ball-carrying, athleticism, duels, strength, vision, interceptions, tackling Areas for development: aerial duels, discipline   AS Monaco sit atop the Ligue 1 table after three matches, level on 7 points with Marseille, after beating Clermont Foot and Strasbourg…

Club: Ajax Nationality: Portugal Position(s): LW, RW Preferred Foot: Left Height: 5’7”/169cm Age: 19 Strengths: athleticism, physicality, finishing, weak-foot ability, 1v1’s Areas for Improvement: weak-foot usage Stats: 33 Appearances, 29 Goals, 18 Assists   After a season that would see their four-year domestic hegemony ended at the hands of Feyenoord and kick off the post-Erik…

From the moment Sander Berge stepped through the doors at Sheffield United, it seemed he was destined for a move away. Arriving in January 2020 for a then club-record £22m fee, the Norwegian’s talent has never been in question and with over 100 appearances for The Blades, neither was his loyalty. But having now made…