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Player Analysis: Adedire Mebude
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…
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Ansu Fati’s Chance for Redemption at Brighton
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…
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Josip Sutalo: Ajax’s Croatian Defender
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…
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Player Analysis: Mats Wieffer
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…
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Player Analysis: Lazar Samardžić
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…
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Federico Redondo: Like Father, Like Son
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,…
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Low-Profile Eredivisie Talents Who You Should Be Keeping en Eye On
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…
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Ellyes Skhiri: What the Tunisian International Can Provide to Eintracht’s Midfield
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…
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Konstantinos Mavropanos: West Ham’s Greek Defender
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…
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Mohammed Kudus: Analyzing West Ham’s Ghanaian Recruit
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…









