Tyrhys Dolan

Key strength: Pace and dribbling

Wide creator

Anchored to the bottom of La Liga in 20th place, RCD Espanyol Barcelona find themselves in desperate need of inspiration—and Tyrhys Dolan is beginning to provide it. The 24-year-old English winger arrived for €10 million to inject creativity into Los Pericos' beleaguered attack, and his early returns suggest that investment is already paying dividends. With 1 goal and 2 assists across 8 appearances (630 minutes), Dolan is delivering a goal contribution every 120 minutes—a remarkable efficiency for a player adapting to new surroundings. Operating primarily from the right flank as a direct, pacey wide creator, he forms an increasingly dangerous partnership with overlapping right-back Omar El Hilali, unlocking defenses with one-on-one dribbling that Espanyol has sorely lacked. While teammates like Carlos Romero and Carlos Soler provide experience, it's Dolan's youthful dynamism wearing the number 24 shirt that offers genuine hope for a side mired in the relegation zone. With form reading DWWLL and crucial fixtures looming, the Manchester native could yet prove the difference between survival and despair in Catalonia.