Remy Rees-Dottin

Rees-Dottin can operate from either flank without a noticeable drop in end product, cutting inside off his stronger foot from the right or driving down the outside from the left depending on what a game needs from him. That comfort on both sides came from years working through Bournemouth's academy setup, having originally joined the club at a young age after starting out with a rival club nearby. Loan spells at non-league level gave him senior football experience against older, more physical opponents before his first-team chance ever arrived.

His Premier League debut, coming off the bench in a away win, was an early marker rather than an arrival, the kind of moment academy graduates treasure without it guaranteeing anything beyond that afternoon. The gap between a promising cameo and genuine first-team regularity is where most young wingers actually stall. Whether he closes that gap depends on the same development patience every academy prospect eventually needs.