Callum Hudson-Odoi

Key strength: Pace and dribbling

Wide creator

Clinging to 17th place in a desperate relegation battle, Nottingham Forest have found an unlikely lifeline in Callum Hudson-Odoi's late-career renaissance. The 25-year-old English winger, once Chelsea's £35m academy prodigy courted by Bayern Munich in 2019, has finally shaken off the injury demons that derailed his Stamford Bridge promise. With 6 goals and 1 assist from 37 appearances this season, he's already surpassed his entire Chelsea output while clocking 2,293 minutes—more than his injury-plagued final years in West London combined. Forest's recent DLDWW run hints at survival hope, powered by Hudson-Odoi's electric pace and close control on the left flank. His telepathic understanding with midfield conductor Morgan Gibbs-White has become the Tricky Trees' sharpest attacking weapon, the pair weaving through defenses with a chemistry that belies their precarious league position. Still commanding a €30m market value that reflects his elite pedigree, the number 7 isn't merely fighting for Forest's Premier League survival—he's authoring his own redemption story, proving that the golden boy who once lit up Cobham still has brilliance to burn.