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…

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…