World Soccer - UK (2021-10)

Breakoutstars

AmadDiallo

(ManchesterUnited)

Lightning quick, sharp,inventiveandtotally
fearless, theIvory Coast wingercollected
admiringglancesaplentyina sprinkling
offirst-teamoutingsfortheRed Devilsin
2020 -21.Theroleofimpactsubstitutein
Europewouldsuithimdowntotheground.

HarveyElliott

(Liverpool)

Animpressive year on loanatBlackburnRovers

inthe Championship,withsevengoalsand 11

assists, offereda glimpseofElliott’s exciting

potential.A left-footedright-wingerwith

excitingdribblingability, the 18 -year-old

islikelytobeunderstudytoMoSalah.

MiguelGutierrez

(RealMadrid)

Towardstheendoflast season, the20-year-

oldleft-backeffortlesslymadethetransition

fromRealMadrid’syouthrankstotheproside.

Attack-minded,technicallygiftedandplays

withswaggerandartistry. Couldhebethe

long-term replacementfor Marcelo?

JuanMusso

(Atalanta)

N

otentirelysatisfiedwiththe

goalkeepingrevolvingdoorthey

operatedlastterm– withPierluigi

Gollini(nowwithTottenham) and

Marco Sportielloalternating– Atalanta have

nowoptedforaclearhierarchy betweenthe

posts, with Musso,a€ 20 millionpurchase

fromUdinese,theundisputedfirst choice.

Inmattersofrecruitment,Atalanta normally

prefertofocusonyouthfulpotential,heading

offthebeatentracktosniffouta bargain.But

notinthisinstance,where themaincriteria

wereexperienceandtrackrecord.Sincejoining

UdinesethreeyearsagofromRacingClub

inhisArgentinehomeland,Musso, 2 7,has

establishedhimselfasoneof Serie A’stop

custodians,talland commanding,a fine

shot-stopper, excellentinone-on-one

situationsandveryconsistent.Boasting

29 cleansheets in1 04 appearancesfor

Udinese,heisthoughttohavedefinitively

caughtthe eyeofAtalanta head-hunters while

pullingoffacoupleofstunningsavesin a1- 1

leaguedrawwith UdinesebackinJanuary.

Musso,thethird-most expensivesigningin

Atalanta’shistory, wasa non-playingmember

ofArgentina’sCopaAmerica-winningsquad

thissummer. He onlyhasonefullcaptohis

name– makinghisnationalteamdebutin

a friendlyagainst Moroccoin March 2019

• andwillbehopingthata firstpieceofthe
  ChampionsLeagueactionwithhisnewclub
  willbe thespringboard forgreaternational
  teamactivity.
  Formostof hisadolescence,basketball
  wasactuallyhisfavouritesportingpursuit,
  onlytakingupgoalkeepingatthe relatively
  advancedageof 14.

CyleLarin

(Besiktas)

TheCanadastriker – whoshoneatthe 2021
CONCACAFGoldCup– wasaninspirationfor
Besiktaslast term too,contributing 19 goalsto
theirfirst TurkishLeaguetitlein fouryears.
Formerlywith OrlandoCityintheUS top
flightandBelgiansideZulte Waregem.

Juanlu

(Sevilla)

Verypromising 18 -year-oldright-winger,
whotwicehadwatchingbriefsin last season’s
ChampionsLeaguecampaign(versusRennes
andKrasnodar).Lightningquick,elusiveand
determined,hehasalsodisplayed hisversatility
byliningupatright-backonoccasion.