World Soccer - UK (2021-10)

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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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