Club: Grêmio Nationality: Brazil Position(s): AM, CM, RW, RM, DM Preferred Foot: Right Height: 5’10”/178cm Age: 23 Strengths: stamina, versatility, dribbling, technical ability, distance shooting, runs in the box Areas for development: physical strength, decision-making, consistency   After earning an immediate return to Brazil’s top-flight, Grêmio have enjoyed an impressive Brasileirão campaign and currently sit…

Club: Milan Nationality: Netherlands Position(s): CM Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’1”/185cm Age: 24 Strengths: vision, stamina, ball-carrying, ball-progression, passing ability, distance shooting Development Areas: bit lightweight, not defensively strong enough   As the 2019/20 Eredivisie season drew to a premature end in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, AZ Alkmaar finished level on 56 points…

After narrowly avoiding the drop in their return to the Premier League last season, Bournemouth have strengthened their defensive core by signing Milos Kerkez to a long-term contract, paying £15.5 million and beating out the likes of Lazio and Benfica to the 19-year-old left back. Having conceded 71 goals, the third-worst tally in the Premier…

Ahead of Manchester United’s pre-season opener against Leeds last week, in an interview with MUTV, United manager Erik ten Hag boldly stated his desire to consistently bring more academy products into the first-team squad. “Man United is famous for bringing young kids into the first team,” said the Dutchman. “Last year [Alejandro] Garnacho made it,…

Following the departure of Milan Skriniar to Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer, Inter Milan have secured the signature of a new young centre-back to reinforce their backline. Yann Aurel Bisseck has joined the Italian giants from Danish Superliga club Aarhus Gymnastikforening (AGF) for a reported fee of €7 million plus add-ons, with the 22-year-old…

From being undeniably the best centre-back in world football and finishing second in the Ballon d’Or to getting dropped by 34-year-old Ivan Perisic, it’s been quite a ‘fall’ from grace for Virgil Van Dijk. I use the word fall partly in jest because the Dutchman is still clearly world-class and one of the best centre-backs…

There will always be a place in football for strikers who can drive attacks alone, through the sheer force of their on-field personalities, their drive and determination, and their physical advantages. Of course, the likes of Didier Drogba, Wayne Rooney, Diego Costa and Carlos Tevez combined their physicality with supreme technical ability; ultimately reaching world-class…

Discussion around Brentford’s prospects next season may have centred around their ability to replace Ivan Toney’s goals. But for summer recruit and club record signing Nathan Collins, ‘chance creation begins at the back.’ Ireland’s most expensive export may ply his trade in defence, but his forward-thinking style looks set to transform a Brentford side intent on breaking…

Ever since Arsenal acquired their first Brazilian player in Sylvinho back in 1999, the country has proven to be a source of great players for the Gunners such as Gilberto Silva and Edu. Though there have been a few recent duds in Willian, Julio Baptista and Andre Santos, the Premier League club under now sporting…

The last 12-13 months have no doubt seen significant changes occur at Chelsea Football Club as there have been loads of exits and arrivals, from Roman Abramovich selling the club to a Todd Boehly-led takeover and to Mauricio Pochettino being the fourth manager to coach the club during this period after the departures of Thomas…