World Soccer - UK (2021-10)

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Borja

IGLESIAS

REALBETIS

Craig

DAWSON

WESTHAMUNITED

Inadevelopmentwhich
virtuallynoonesawcoming,
the 3 1-year-oldWatfordloanee
turnedouttobeoneofthemost
effectivecentre-backsinthe
PremierLeaguelastterm: an
old-schoolstoppercombining
aerialdominanceandthe
willingnesstoput hisbody
ontheline,aswellasan
impressivepassing-range.
Totallycommittedtothe
Claret-and-Bluecause,he
wasrightlyrewardedwitha
permanenttwo-yearcontract,
andnowformstheHammers’
first-choicecentre-backpairing
alongsideAngeloOgbonna.

MURILO

Cerqueira

LOKOMOTIVMOSCOW

AstheformerBrazilUnder- 23
internationalprovedwiththe
RailwaymenintheChampions
Leaguelastseason(startingfive
oftheirsixgroup-stagegames),
Europeancompetitiondefinitely
bringsoutthebestinthis
watchfulandtenacious
central defender.
The 24 -year-oldproduceda
Man-of-the-Matchperformance
inLokomotiv’sgoallessdrawat
AtleticoMadridinNovember,
oftenappearingtobetheonly
barrierseparatingtheMuscovites
fromaveritabledrubbing.
PreviouslywithtopBrazilian
sideCruzeirobeforemovingto
theRussiancaptialin 2019 , he
couldbeonthemoveagainsoon
ifhecontinueshisdevelopment.

Ricardo

HORTA

BRAGA

Paynoattentiontohistwo
indifferentcampaignsinLaLiga
withMalaga( 2014 -16).Forthelast
fiveyearswithBraga, hehasbeen
nothinglessthanasensation,an
impishandhighly-skilledwinger



  • happy oneitherflank–or
    secondstriker.Rejectedasa
    youngsterby Benfica,Horta,26,
    wasBraga’stopscorerlast term
    with 15 goals.Muchadmired
    byleadingBundesligaclubs.


TheGaliciancentre-forwardcouldnot
stopscoringfor theVerdiblancosinthe
secondhalf of lastseasonandwillbe
suitablymotivated
thisterm, setting
himselfthedouble
objectiveof at least
20 goalsanda
placeintheSpain
squad.Bought
fromEspanyol
for€28mtwo
years ago, hehas
spentpartofthis
summerinan
individualfitness
programme
inMadrid.

EUROPALEAGUE

Adam

MARUSIC

LAZIO

Lastseason,acampaigninwhichthe
Biancocelestiwerechronicallyinconsistent,
the 2 8-year-oldMontenegrinwasone
ofthefewSkyBluestonever lethis
standards slip.Evenmoreremarkableis
thatheproducedthegoodswhileona
positionaltourofthefield,operatingas
botharightand
leftwing-back,and
incentraldefence.
Nowonderthe
Laziomanagement
werequicktooffer
Marusicanew
double-your-
moneydeal.This
willbehisfifth
seasonwithLazio
followinga€6.5m
switchfromBelgian
outfitOostende.

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