Few in Italy were betting on Koni De Winter when he left Juventus. The young Belgian found space at Genoa and soon made a name for himself. Now, at the age of 23, he is on the agenda of several

Diouf was recruited by the Galaxy Football Academy in his home city of Dakar, Senegal, aged 13. He joined the Academie Mawade Wade - named after the former Senegal national team coach and boasting graduates including ex- Manchester United and Stoke man Mame Biram Diouf - four years later.

The young, attack-minded Senegalese full-back, signed from Slavia Prague, is expected to add dynamism on the left flank