Great read from Mark Ogden ... The UEFA Champions League starts in Iceland, where tiny clubs dream (and spend) big espn.com/soccer/story/_…

Interesting take by Ryan on Arsenal’s recent transfer activity, well worth a read

Now that Josko Gvardiol has finally signed for Manchester City, I might as well repost this profile I did on him during the World Cup (points still valid) espn.co.uk/football/story…

What can be expected of Rasmus Højlund and do the Haaland comparisons stack up? espn.com/soccer/story/_…

Gvardiol and Højlund featured prominently on my annual U21 ranking. As both are presented at their respective Manchester clubs, who could be next on the list for a big move? espn.co.uk/football/story…

What makes Moises Caicedo so special and how will he fit at Chelsea? espn.co.uk/football/story…

Moises Caicedo (ranked 10th) it turns out. Swiftly followed by Romeo Lavia (21st) and Gabri Veiga (27th)?

What's in a contract? Salary, add-ons, transfer fee and more espn.co.uk/football/story…

Couldn’t agree more with Tim. So much focus on mere components rather than the whole picture. A fine recruitment team is wasted without a collaborative, accomplished head coach and, to a certain (but lesser) extent, vice versa. But even more crucial: the (not to be

What is the future of tactics? A world without fixed positions, where multifunctional players rotate around the pitch? How does this controlled chaos work? I spoke to Julian Alvarez, coach & analyst Harry Brooks & chief scout Tor-Kristian Karlsen to find out 🎙️ espn.com/soccer/story/_…

What is on Ratcliffe and INEOS' to-do list at Man United? espn.co.uk/football/story…

Joao Pedro, Joshua Zirkzee, (reported Spurs target) Radu Dragusin: here are the December picks for my U23 column espn.co.uk/football/story…

Ten U23 prospects to keep an eye on at the African Cup of Nations espn.co.uk/football/story…

Recently featured Man City’s new Argentinian boy Claudio Echeverri in my piece on the U-17 World Cup. Arguably the top prospect of the tournament espn.com/soccer/story/_…

Great read from Graham Hunter espn.com/soccer/story/_…

Conor Bradley, Charles De Ketelaere, Désiré Doué - here are my U23 picks for January espn.co.uk/football/story…

FC Salzburg are Europe’s top talent factory, so who is next to come through? espn.co.uk/football/story…