Lucas Perri

Perri spent years waiting for a starting jersey through loan spells in Brazil before Lyon finally trusted him, and that patience now shows in how he plays. He rarely dives early or guesses at crosses, choosing instead to let the striker commit first. His reach helps in one on one situations, but the calmer habit of waiting wins him those moments more than the frame alone does.

The moment fans already know is the shootout when he saved two penalties in the FA Cup, because a save like that builds a reputation fast. The harder question is whether the composure built during quiet years in Brazil holds up against a Premier League attack that moves quicker and hits the target far more often than anything he faced before Lyon. Keepers who look unbeatable in one competition can look ordinary once the games come thicker and the finishing gets sharper.