Lazar Samardzic may not be an automatic starter, but he is definitely one to watch should he make an appearance.

The 22-year-old, who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger, was born in Berlin and represented Germany at various levels up to the under-21s.

He is seen as an eventual successor to Dusan Tadic as the creative and influential force on Serbia’s national team.

Samardzic plays his club football in Italy for Udinese, with two of his six Serie A goals in 2023-24 coming in matches against AC Milan and Inter Milan.

More recently, Samardzic has been linked with both West Ham, external and Nottingham Forest., external