Ronald

Ronald grew up playing football in Brazil before a move to Portugal introduced him to a more structured European game. His time helping a Portuguese club win promotion showed his dribbling could produce end product as well as entertainment. He is happiest running directly at a full back, using close control and a low centre of gravity to create separation, the kind of space where a bigger, more direct winger would be crowded out. That grounding travelled with him to Wales when Swansea signed him permanently from Portuguese football.

The tension around Ronald has always been about settling rather than ability, because talk of interest from clubs back in Brazil has followed him throughout his time in Europe. A player still adjusting to life so far from home does not always produce his best version. Watch whether his head stays in Wales, because his talent has never been the question.