MOUSSA DEMBELE
MARASH KUMBULLA
(Getafe)
This excellent
21-year-old
left-back has
been one of the
revelations of La
Liga this season.
On a 12-month
loan deal from
Barcelona, he has
repeatedly caught
the eye with his
wide sphere of
influence and
never-say-die
character.(Lyon)
Given his prolific
goalscoring record
with Lyon this
term, and his UK
experience with
Fulham and Celtic,
the Parisian striker
is always going to
be an attractive
proposition for
English outfits.
Jean-Michel Aulas,
Lyon’s president,
wants some
€70m for him.(Benfica)
Manchester City
and Tottenham
Hotspur are said
to be engaged
in a battle for
the Portuguese
centre-back. Both
will be trying to
convince the
Benfica power-
that-be that they
may need to
reduce his €100m
release clause.(Verona)
An exceptional
20-year-old
centre-back
who is coveted
by Manchester
United, among
others. Born in
Italy to Albanian
parents, he has
chosen to nail
his international
colours to the
latter’s mast.(Valencia)
The tricky, right-
winger is the
new idol of the
Mestalla, arguably
the brightest
forward prospect
in Spain. Rare are
the English clubs
who do not rate
him. The fly in the
ointment? Real
Madrid, who have
tried and failed
to sign him on
three occasions.MARC CUCURELLA FERRAN TORRES
RUBEN DIAS
humble, he absolutely deserves his
current star status.
“I hope it will never be said of me that
I’m a big head,” he told Swiss magazine
L’Ilustre earlier this year.
Nick BidwellMOST WANTED