Yahya Al Ghassani has certainly taken advantage of new eligibility rules inserted this season to shine on the Arabian Gulf League stage in 2018/19.

The tricky Al Wahda forward has been a standout member of the group allowed to feature in the AGL this term after November 2017’s decision by UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan that children of Emirati women born to foreign fathers will be able to compete in official UAE competitions for the first time.

The 20-year-old, of Tanzanian descent, was rewarded with a bumper contract extension until 2023 at the Clarets last September, less than two months since his recruitment courtesy of the game-changing new eligibility rules.

The electric forward came off the substitutes’ bench to score on his top-flight debut in the opening day 6-2 thrashing of promoted Ittihad Kalba. Such exciting ability saw the Clarets announce fresh terms.