#4 – Lacina Traore
Country – Ivory Coast
Position – Striker
The 23-year-old striker from Ivory Coast is one of the most exciting prospects in football these days. At 6ft 8in, he can intimidate any type of defense.
Lacina Traore began his career at his boyhood club Stade d’Abidjan in Ivory Coast and later moved to CFR Cluj in Romania. He soon became a first team regular, scoring 14 goals in 44 appearances. In 2011, he was sold to FC Kuban in Russia for a fee of 6 million euros.
In the solitary season he played for FC Kuban, he had a devastating impact, scoring 18 goals in just 38 appearances and finishing as the third best scorer in the Russian League. Soon enough, he was purchased by Anzhi Makhachkala the very next season for a reported sum of 18 million euros. He had a very good season with them, scoring 13 times in 25 appearances.
When asked if he has an unfair advantage due to his height, he tells us that he relies not only on his aerial ability but also on his pace and power.
Due to financial problems, Anzhi might be looking to sell Lacina Traore at a cheap rate. He would certainly be a valuable asset for most teams, due to his unique and intimidating stature.
#3 – Vanja Iveša
Country – Croatia
Position – Goalkeeper
The 36-year-old veteran goalkeeper from Croatia has played for multiple clubs in and out of Croatia.
He began his career in 1995 with NK Istra, a club located in his birthplace Pula in Croatia. After playing for 2 other teams in Croatia, he made a move to the Australian league team Sydney United FC in 2002. After spending only a year at Sydney and making just 24 appearances, he came back to NK Zminj, another Croatian Football Club.
Iveša has enjoyed two very fruitful spells of football, one with his boyhood club NK Pula between 2004 – 2007 and then with Eskiehirspor, a Turkish Club between 2008 – 2012 where he made 121 appearances.
He currently plays for Elazspor, another first division club in Turkey.
