Jackson Tchatchoua

Tchatchoua plays the wide position like it demands two players rather than one, defending his flank properly before the ball has even changed ends and then arriving in support of the attack moments later. That covers a huge amount of ground across ninety minutes, more than most players in a similar role are asked to manage. He adds goal threat too, arriving late enough into the box that a tired defender has stopped accounting for a runner from deep.

A player asked to do this much running eventually faces a simple question about sustainability, since covering that distance match after match takes a physical toll that eventually shows. His versatility across different levels of football, from Belgium to Italy and now England, suggests an adaptability that should help him settle into whatever role he is asked to play. Watch whether his end product keeps pace with his work rate, because the engine alone only gets a player so far.