Wilfried Gnonto’s break feels like it is just over the horizon. The likes of Cody Gakpo, Enzo Fernandez and Sofyan Amrabat were just a few of the players who feel like they could be on the move after scintillating displays at the World Cup in Qatar. Gnonto, through no fault of his own, missed this…

Can the Austrian replicate his contributions at Red Bull Salzburg for Leeds?   Seeing a 24-year-old Austrian left-back playing for Red Bull Salzburg seems fairly straightforward. You would be forgiven for assuming he came through the academy there and, as Max Wober has now completed his move to Leeds United, he will be proving himself…

Joao Felix has become a lurking shadow of this January transfer window. It appears many clubs, such as Manchester United, Arsenal, and Chelsea, hold admiration over the Portuguese attacker, but only Todd Boehly’s limitless fund of cash is willing to swallow an £18m commitment on the loan signing of Felix.    It’s been well-publicised that…

In February 2021, an unknown Ivorian 18-year-old prospect was signed by Molde in an attempt to rejuvenate and rebuild after being trounced to the Eliteserien title in the 2020 episode of the pinnacle of Norwegian football by a substantial 19-point gap. Molde’s performance had only minimally regressed from the antecedent season; a deficit of 6…

Brighton’s recruitment has been impressive these past few years and credit must be given to owner Tony Bloom, as he has used his data management background to transform the small South Coast club into the envy of the rest of the league. Data has always been used in elite football, but Brighton have placed a heavier…

Throughout the current 2022/23 season, Enzo Fernández has emerged as one of the most talented midfielders in European football. Having only joined Benfica from Argentine giants River Plate in the summer of 2022, Fernández has quickly proven that the reported €10 million (plus an additional €8 million) fee Benfica paid to acquire his services was a considerable…

It might not seem an opportune time after the last two results, but Leicester City are a team on the up. On a run of seven wins in their last 12, it’s been a marked improvement in defence that’s been the catalyst for The Foxes’ recent success. At the centre of this transformation? Wout Faes.  …

Name: Maximo Perrone Position: Central/defensive midfielder Age: 20 Height: 1.80M/5’10 Preferred foot: Left   Part of the reason the Argentine Primera Division is so eccentric is down to the fact that not many countries can say that the sport is intertwined with almost every aspect of daily life like it does in the South American…

Name: Bilal El Khannouss Position: CAM/CM Height: 5’11/1.81M Age: 18   The World Cup has often been a great platform for countries and players to showcase their talent on the biggest stage of them all and this year’s edition was no different. Although one or two of the bigger stars are always bound to eventually…

A landlocked country that sits at the intersection of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, Georgia is home to just 3.7 million, with roughly a third of its population residing in the capital of Tbilisi. The biggest and most successful club in the nation is Dinamo Tbilisi, having won 19 league titles over the past three…