Tariq Lamptey

Lamptey made his name as an electric, forward thinking right back, using genuine pace to get beyond opponents and contribute directly in the final third. He built a long run of Premier League starts while still a young player. That was proof his early promise was never really in doubt, before a move to Italian football interrupted the momentum he had built in England. That mix of raw speed and attacking instinct is exactly what a struggling full back position needs whenever he is fit.

The tension that follows him is durability. Hip and injury problems disrupted the peak years of his career and forced him away from regular first team football for longer than his previous clubs would have wanted. Coming back to English football gives him a fresh platform, though only a sustained run of healthy matches will show whether that pace has genuinely returned.