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Today’s TFA Talent is Alan Velasco of FC Dallas – he’s a 21 y/o Argentine winger plying his trade in MLS but having scouted him, our TIPPSTER model suggests he could have an immediate big impact for any Tier 1 club in Europe.

On her TFA debut, Alexandra Hunt looks at how Liam Rosenior is rebuilding Hull City into playoff hopefuls in the Championship.

In-beom Hwang has left Olympiacos and signed for Red Star Belgrade (FK Crvena zvezda) – xGOLD first suggested Hwang as an interesting deep-lying playmaker profile similar to Nicolo Barella back in January 2023 and we followed him as a result, our TIPPSTER model suggesting he is capable of making a big impact at a Tier 1 club so this is a surprising move.

David Astill picks out a Chelsea player he says you have to keep an eye on this upcoming WSL season – Lexi Potter.

Angelo Preciado heads to Sparta Prague for €2.5m, leaving Genk – we scouted the RB for a client back in April 2023 and our TIPPSTER model graded as potentially making a medium impact at Tier 1 level, so this feels like a good move for Sparta.

Despite being without their key talisman Ivan Toney, Brentford’s attack is firing in the Premier League – Ahmed ElDaly looks at how they have adapted.

One of the Deadline Day deals that slipped under the radar was Andrew Omobamidele being snapped up by Forest from Norwich – xGOLD identified Omobamidele as an interesting profile at the start of last season and we scouted him throughout the campaign, believing he was ready for the step up to a Tier 1 league.

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Real Sociedad’s Takefusa Kubo is being linked to a Real Madrid return due to his impressive La Liga form – we scouted Kubo back in June and our TIPPSTER model has him as having the ability to make a big impact at a big Tier 1 club.

Fenna Kalma has been named 2022/23 Frouwen Eredivisie Footballer of the Year after a stunning season with FC Twente in which she scored 30 league goals in 20 games! Read our scout report looking at what the 23 y/o will add to her new team Wolfsburg in 2023/24.

Quique Setién has left Villarreal after a lacklustre start to the season follows a fifth-place finish last term. Setién’s side also started the 2022/23 campaign in poor form, which we explained the reasons for in this tactical analysis.

Meanwhile, Simone Inzaghi has signed a new deal with Inter, keeping him with I Nerazzurri until 2025. Relive his tactical performance versus Pep Guardiola that threatened to snatch immortality from the eventual treble winners with our 2022/23 UCL Final analysis.

Lastly, after bagging a hat-trick versus Newcastle United at the weekend, Evan Ferguson has been ruled out of the Republic of Ireland’s upcoming games due to injury! Read about what makes the 18 y/o attacker such an exciting prospect with our player analysis.

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