Amine Adli

Adli rarely stays in one attacking role for long, starting wide before drifting infield or dropping deep to link play, which forces an opponent to choose between following him and abandoning their own defensive shape. That flexibility made him a key contributor to a title winning Bundesliga side, where he was trusted in big moments including penalties under real pressure. Bournemouth signed him expecting exactly that unpredictability, a forward who does not need a settled system to make an impact.

The tension is whether that same versatility ever becomes indecision, because a player comfortable anywhere across the front line can end up owning no single phase of the game completely. Bayer Leverkusen mostly avoided that trap by building a team specifically to use him. Bournemouth are a different, less structured side, so watch closely which role he settles into once the unfamiliarity wears off.