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…

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.…