MATCH! 1 February 2022

VINICIUS’ RISE! The Brazil-born star played tons of futsal as a child and joined Flamengo when he was ten years old! He made his senior debut for the club when he was just 16 and hit his first-ever professional goal at 17! He signed for Real Madrid in 2018 for£38.7 million–the highest-ever transfer fee paid for a player under 19! Vini scored his first La Liga goal in November 2018,then bagged his first Champo League goal a year later! He started 22 league matches in 2020-21, finally establishing him self as a regular for Los Blancos! JAW-DROPPING SEASON! Not many players can say they’ve out performed Vini this season–he got 24 goals and assists combined from his first 32 appearances in all competitions! He combined with Karim Benzema for five of those league goals–more than any other…

SPORTING SUPERSTAR! Chiquinho came through the youth ranks at Portuguese side Sporting, who have a quality record of producing superstars! The likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani and Joao Moutinho are just a few ballers to start their careers there – and Chiquinho actually has the same birthday as CR7! WING WIZARD! The pacy Portugal youth international is the sort of player who gets fans on their feet! He’s rapid with and without the ball, loves trying to beat his man and has an eye for a goal. He got four goals and assists combined from his first nine league starts of 2021-22! PORTUGUESE CHEMISTRY! The Portugal x Wolves link continues! Chiquinho joins fellow countrymen Jose Sa, Bruno Jordao, Joao Moutinho, Pedro Neto, Ruben Neves, Fabio Silva, Daniel Podence, Francisco Trincao, Nelson Semedo and Toti at…

JILL SCOTT Man. City W to Aston Villa W Loan ANTHONYMARTIAL Man. United to Sevilla Loan MATT O’RILEY MK Dons to Celtic Undisclosed CAMERON ARCHER Aston Villa to Preston Loan PABLOMARI Arsenal to Udinese Loan SEAD KOLASINAC Arsenal to Marseille Free Transfer DILANMARKANDAY Tottenham to Blackburn £500,000 ROBIN OLSEN Roma to Aston Villa Loan NANI Orlando City to Venezia Free Transfer STINA BLACKSTENIUS BK Hacken to Arsenal W Free Transfer RAFAELLE SOUZA Changchun Zhuoyue to Arsenal W Free Transfer CHRISWOOD Burnley to Newcastle £25million LUCAS DIGNE Everton to Aston Villa £23million ANWAR EL GHAZI Aston Villa to Everton Loan…

1 REAL MADRID TRIAL! He’s already played for one of Europe’s top clubs – Real Madrid! He had a trial in Spain when he was 11 and scored twice in five games to help them win a tournament, but he couldn’t sign because of an age issue… 2 SWEET SUCCESS! He joined Argentinian giants River Plate in 2016 and lifted six trophies during his time there! His goal in the 2019 Copa Argentina final sealed the silverware for his side! 3 THE SPIDER! He was nicknamed ‘Spider’ as a child because he controlled the ball as if he had eight legs instead of two! He even wore a Spider-Man mask during River’s title celebrations last year. Love it! 4 COPA CHAMPION! He made his debut for the senior Argentina team in June 2021 in a World Cup…

HARRISON The Leeds winger started the month with four goals in his first two games – including a treble v West Ham! MAC ALLISTER He hasn’t been a guaranteed Brighton first-teamer, but two goals v Everton put him in the spotlight! LANZINI The West Ham star showed quick feet and tekkers to score against Palace! HOW TO VOTE! Go to the MATCH social media channels now and you’ll see two shortlists – one for Player of the Month and one for Goal of the Month. Then just vote for your choice. Well easy! THE RESULTS! We’ll reveal the winners in the next issue!…

RECEIVING PRAISE! EMILESAYS: “It’s always difficult when everyone’s talking about you, but it’s good that it’s in a positive way! I try not to look at it as much as I can. I try to stay as focused as I can, but it’s good that I’m getting positive comments!” HUDDERSFIELD LOAN! EMILESAYS: “My loan at Huddersfield was definitely a learning curve! It was very difficult, very physical. I learnt so much there, but the Premier League is even harder. I probably would have laughed at you if you said I would be getting an England call-up 18 months ago. Everything has happened so quickly, but I just try to keep working hard!” SICK STYLE! EMILESAYS: “Growing up in the Arsenal academy, I’ve always had good coaches around me! We were always taught to keep our…