Lille

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Aware of his surroundings and quick with the flicks, David seemed to thrive with another forward next to him. Mathis Carvalho, for example, likely won’t be proud of the David double he conceded when his Montpellier side were beaten in September, but David has outperformed his xG across his time in France, a sign of great finishing rather than luck. David ended the 21/22 campaign with more right-footed goals, but if his recent excellent left-footed finish against Toulouse is anything to go by, the former Gent man has been training hard in the off-season to become even more unpredictable. Playing under his third coach at LOSC, Paulo Fonseca following Gourvennec and Christophe Galtier, David has featured both as a lone striker and in conjunction with new signing Mohamed Bayo from Clermont. Lille’s Jonathan David has long been seen as a potential target for big clubs, and for a good reason, but he remains in France. Look out for the next player tomorrow and follow the run down in full