Club: Swansea City Nationality: England Position(s): CB, LCB Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’2”/188cm Age: 21 Strengths: physicality, athleticism, passing, ball-carrying Development Areas: ball-carrying when he’s defending the last man, experience   At 21 years of age, Nathan Wood has emerged as a vital cog in defense for Swansea and is the epitome of the modern-day…

Club: OGC Nice Nationality: France Position(s): CM, AM, DM, LM Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’4”/192cm Age: 22 Strengths: physicality, dribbling, flair, tackling, mobility, passing Development Areas: Attacking output (G/A), shot volume     At 22 years of age, Khéphren Thuram has emerged as a bright light in Nice’s ninth-place finish, and he looks set for a…

Club: Real Valladolid Nationality: Spain Position(s): RB, RCB (back 3) Preferred Foot: Right Height: 5’10”/179cm Age: 18 Strengths: defensive awareness, dribbling, duels, 1v1s Development Areas: high-risk dribbles, not electric quick One year after achieving promotion, Real Valladolid suffered relegation after drawing 0-0 to Getafe on the final day, missing out on safety by a point.…

Club: Eintracht Frankfurt (Malmö) Nationality: Sweden Position(s): CM, DM Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’2”/187cm Age: 18 Strengths: stamina, ball carrying, long passing & composure Development Areas: attacking output (G&A), strength   After Jesper Lindstrøm, Jens Petter Hauge, and Frederik Rønnow, the latest Scandinavian talent to make his way to Eintracht Frankfurt is Hugo Larsson. The…

Age: 21 Nationality: Portugal Position/s: Centre-back Height: 6 ft 1 in Current club: Sporting CP Number: 25   From Cristiano Ronaldo to Nuno Mendes, from Joao Moutinho to Rafael Leao, Sporting’s famed Alcochete academy has helped to produce a wide array of Portuguese internationals. The latest player to go from developing at Sporting’s training center…

Jack Butland has joined Rangers on a four-year deal after leaving Crystal Palace as a free agent. Butland was on loan at his boyhood club Manchester United last season but didn’t make an appearance. The 30-year-old comes in to replace Ibrox legend Allan McGregor who has left the club. The former England international spoke of…

This year, things were different at Spurs; the turbulence set in a bit earlier, and the apathy hung heavy over the glistening new stadium, but one thing remained constant: Harry Kane kept scoring. If anything, Spurs’ season opener, a day on which when they repeatedly sliced through Southampton with ease and scored four times, was…

Club: RC Lens Nationality: Argentina Position(s): CB, LCB, LB Preferred Foot: Left Height: 6’0”/184cm Age: 24 Strengths: ball-carrying, technical ability, passing range, aggression Areas for Improvement: weak foot, aerial duels   Lens were bottom of Ligue 2 in 2017, but today, they’re headed to Europe’s premier competition for the first time in 21 years, having…

Mason Mount was a key player and a mainstay in Chelsea over the last three years, even playing a massive role in their 2nd Champions League, but contract issues mixed in with a slight stagnation means that Mount is available for transfer and is a great opportunity for 99% of clubs in the world. As…

On a balmy night in Turin, Juventus were cruising to a 4-0 home win against Empoli. Max Allegri turned to his bench around the 80-minute mark and summoned London teenager Samuel Iling-Junior, five minutes later the youngster would replace Filip Kostic to mark his debut for the Old Lady. Since then, Samuel Iling-Junior has not looked…