First up - Standard Liege's Belgian midfielder, Axel Witsel.
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Born in Liege in 1989, Axel Witsel joined Standard's prolific youth system when he was nine and was promoted to the first-team in 2006 at the age of 17.
With 16 goals in 82 appearances for the Liege first-team and one goal in his nine appearances for Belgium, Witsel has successfully adapted his defensive-minded game and can now operate anywhere in midfield.
After serving an 11 game ban for a horrific leg-breaking tackle on Anderlecht's Marcin Wasilewski, Witsel should come up against the in-form Cesc Fabregas when Arsenal host Standard Liege in the Champions League later this evening.
Fact file
Name - Axel Witsel
Age - 20
Nationality - Belgium
Primary position - Centre midfield
Club - Standard Liege
Appearances - 82
Goals - 16
Plays like - Steven Gerrard
Best attributes - Touch, work-rate
Estimated value - £15 million
Potential - World class
Clubs linked with - Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City and Inter Milan.
Would suit: - Arsenal, an all action midfielder with the pace and touch that Wenger loves.
Source: DSG
