Adrien Truffert

Truffert carries the ball rather than waiting for a pass to find him, driving into the space left by a winger who has already cut inside. That instinct dates back to his very first senior appearance, when he came off the bench and produced a goal and an assist inside a matter of minutes, an entrance most defenders never manage across a whole career. France picked him for an Olympic squad partly because that same directness translates well against opponents who sit deep and dare a full back to do something.

The question worth asking is what happens once Premier League wingers start running in behind him rather than in front. Ligue 1 rarely punished his forward positioning the way English football will, where transitions happen faster and full backs get exposed in the ten yards they left open. Bournemouth signed the attacking upside. The defending is the part still being tested.