Juanlu Sánchez

Juanlu defends like a specialist and attacks like one too, closing down a winger with genuine physicality before switching into an overlapping runner who dribbles past his marker rather than simply crossing early. That balance is rarer than it sounds, since most full backs lean noticeably one way, either the reliable defender who rarely joins in or the attacking option whose own box gets exposed. Sevilla built consistent structure around exactly that dependability on the right side.

The interesting test is whether a genuinely two way full back stays effective once the physical and tactical demands of the Premier League are added to an already busy job description. Spanish football rewarded his all round game with an Olympic gold medal. Whether he can sustain the same standard across a longer, more physically brutal English season remains to be seen.