When Fabrizio Romano mentioned a ‘mystery attacker’ was heading to Chelsea this summer, many fans were at a loss. The Blues don’t tend to do their business in private. The mystery deepened further when it was revealed that 21-year-old Cole Palmer, a player with just a handful of senior appearances to his name, was the…

Club: Aston Villa Nationality: Brazil Position: CM, DM Preferred Foot: Right Height: 5’10”/17cm Age: 25 Strengths: ball-carrying, press resistance, duels, ball-striking, set-pieces, box-crashing Development Areas: defensive ability, aggression   These Douglas Luiz links won’t go away and it’s logical why Arsenal would be interested in him. A box-crashing 8, whose press resistance with a good…

The difficulty in excelling in a top 5 European league is so often taken for granted, especially when the conversation is about one of the less fancied ones; namely Ligue 1 and Bundesliga. People automatically assume that anybody would flourish in these places, because they don’t have the glitz and glam of the more popular…

Over the course of the last decade, Borussia Dortmund have popularised the starboy methodology into the business model of the football club. It is merely not just a coincidence that so many diamonds have been unearthed in the colours of Black and Yellow, but it has become an ingrained core value for the German club.…

Grady Diangana contributed to four goals in as many games leading up to the November international break, earning him a second international call-up from the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is the first time he’s contributed to goals in consecutive matches since the start of last season when he followed an assist against Watford with…

Sammie Szmodics, the Irishman taking the Championship by storm this campaign is quickly becoming a fan favourite amongst the raptures of Ewood Park. Applying his trade for a club with a history of success and although times may have been bleak over recent years, Jon Dahl Tomasson and his exhilarating playstyle is allowing the Blackburn…

Casper Widell, a 20-year-old Swedish central defender, has captured the attention of Dutch football enthusiasts with his impressive performances for Excelsior Rotterdam in the Eredivisie. Despite his young age, Widell has seamlessly adapted to the rigors of professional football in the Netherlands. He has a rare combination of attributes that allow him to play a…

Brazil’s talent production is iconic. In recent years, top European clubs have recruited wonderkids from Brazil who’ve quickly become superstars for their respective teams: Vinícius Jr, Rodrygo, and Gabriel Martinelli to name a few. Talents departing the Brazilian league for Europe this window include Endrick (Real Madrid), Vitor Roque (Barcelona), Pedrinho (Zenit St. Petersburg), Ângelo…

Al-Hilal should already be looking to bolster the defensive area of their midfield, as the club has been conceding a big amount of counters, that both have and might have been deadly for them. Just look at the goal conceded in the AFC Champions League group stage opening game against Uzbek side Navbahor, who only…

At 19 years old, João Pedro Gonçalves Neves has cultivated a reputation as the latest footballing talent with the pedigree to etch his name in the Benfica history books. The Tavira native’s stock has risen dramatically in the past 12 months, with various reports speculating that a move to the Premier League is on the…