Xavier Mbuyamba
The Dutchman arrived from Barcelona last summer, with him being already compared to a young Virgil van Dijk so a lot was expected of the defender.
However, a torn meniscus meant Mbuyamba missed most of his first campaign at the academy. He has begun to show what he is all about in recent weeks, though, with runouts in Premier League 2 and the EFL Trophy, where he helped to secure a penalty shootout win against Exeter’s senior team last month.