Manchester City and Liverpool have a couple of full-back representatives each, while at least two more of these ten are on their radars.
10) Matty Cash
No outfielder played more often in the Premier League this season than Matty Cash, who missed a combined 40 minutes in being substituted early against Everton in September, Wolves in October and Watford in February, but was otherwise the closest thing to a constant in a mixed Aston Villa campaign. The right-back was named the club’s Player of the Season after scoring more Premier League goals and matching the assist production of 2020 winner Jack Grealish. His final-day rendition of Jamie Mackie almost robbed the former Villa captain of the title, too.
Had Cash been told in the summer that he would become a full international attracting £40m interest from Atletico Madrid under the management of Steven Gerrard this season, the 24-year-old would have feared for his safety and demanded that you were removed from the premises. But he is headed to the World Cup as Poland’s new right-back as just reward for his model consistency.
9) Rayan Ait-Nouri
It was Nuno Espirito Santo who brought Rayan Ait-Nouri to the Premier League, loaning the French youth international in from Angers and not being put off by his last appearance for the Ligue Un club: a 6-1 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain. Despite starting just 18 games in his first campaign, Wolves were sufficiently impressed and ensured Bruno Lage would permanently inherit the defender on a five-year deal worth £9.8m.
By December, the suggestion was that Wolves would have to resist attention in the 20-year-old from Liverpool, Manchester City and Spurs, with half of any sale proceeds due to Angers as part of the initial deal. Ait-Nouri certainly earned those admirers with some standout performances, dislodging Marcal from the starting line-up after two frustrating months and rarely surrendering that place outside of injury and rotation requirements.
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