From being released by Chelsea’s academy to captaining West Ham on their journey to their first trophy in 50 years (a first off English soil barring the 1966 World Cup, of course), Declan Rice has become of the most coveted commodities on the market. At 24, the Englishman is at a pivotal crossroad as he…

Club: RB Leipzig Nationality: Hungary Position(s): AM, LW, RW, CM Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’1”/186cm Age: 22 Strengths: ball-striking, first touch, pace, set-pieces, technique Development Areas: defensive output, shot volume   At 22 years of age, Dominik Szoboszlai is a monster waiting to be unleashed. He is one of, if not the best ball-strikers in world…

Club: Benfica Nationality: Turkey Position(s): CM, AM Preferred Foot: Both Height: 5’9”/175cm Age: 22 Strengths: ambidexterity, passing, creativity, experience, set-pieces, leadership Development Areas: defensive ability, speed   Five months after selling Enzo Fernández to Chelsea for €121 million, Benfica have followed up their first league title in four years by signing Feyenoord captain Orkun Kökçü…

Club: PSV Nationality: Netherlands Position(s): AM, CF, LW, RW Preferred Foot: Right Height: 5’10”/179cm Age: 20 Strengths: dribbling, vision, speed, composure, finishing, versatility, work rate Development Areas: use of weak foot   A child prodigy at La Masia, Xavi Simons left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain in 2019 after a nine-year spell in Catalunya, making just…

The Champions League Final was a tale of two keepers unafraid to take responsibility in possession. Ederson and André Onana have a case for being the two strongest goalkeepers in Europe with the ball at their feet. But one man who’s hoping to stake a claim for this position by securing a move to an…

Sofyan Amrabat has played high-level football for a number of seasons throughout Europe, with his current stint with Fiorentina seeing him emerge as a versatile, well-rounded midfielder. However, he really began to catch the eye of Europe’s elite clubs following his performances for Morocco during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He anchored his side’s midfield…

The video is now notorious. Loïc Badé, walking with an arm draped over the shoulder of Sevilla’s revered Sporting Director Monchi, pleading to the 54-year-old Spaniard to “Please, please sign me!” Monchi replied, “It is already done!” It turns out it is. Badé, who has had an absolute rollercoaster of a start to his professional…

Argentine Alexis Mac Allister has finally secured a dream move to Liverpool, and his journey to get there is nothing short of remarkable. Born to a footballing family, the former Brighton man started his career with Argentinos Juniors in 2016, winning the Argentine second division in his debut season. After joining Brighton and Hove Albion…

Age: 22 Nationality: Turkish Position/s: Attacking Midfield/ Central Midfield Height: 5ft 9 in Current club: Feyenoord Number: 10   Orkun Kokcu has recently made the switch from Feyenoord (where he has been since age 14) to Benfica for a reported fee of around €30 million. This comes after a fantastic season for Feyenoord, making 46…

In recent years, Argentina have been known as a nation with a plethora of attacking talent & not necessarily having the defensive quality to mirror it, but upcoming talents are much more evenly distributed around the pitch with much more defensive quality In particular, there is an abundance of top defensive midfielders in Argentina all…