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Alphonso Davies
Club: Bayern Munich
Country: Canada
Age: 18
Position: Forward
With Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben now retired, this could be the year Alphonso adds some buzz back to Bayern’s attack!
39
Ferran Torres
Club: Valencia
Country: Spain
Age: 19
Position: Forward
A firm fixture in Valencia’s frontline, it won’t be long before this zippy winger’s flying up the flank for Spain on the regs!
38
Christopher Nkunku
Club: RB Leipzig
Country: France
Age: 21
Position: Midfielder
Leipzig’s new signing is a driver. No, we’re not talking Lewis Hamilton. We’re talking a box-to-box midfield motor on the ball!
37
Christian Fruchtl
Club: Bayern Munich
Country: Germany
Age: 19
Position: Keeper
Yeah, Manuel Neuer is great, but trust us when we say there is life after him – Fruchtl is 6ft 4in and their homegrown hero!
36
Dominik Szoboszlai
Club: RB Salzburg
Country: Hungary
Age: 18
Position: Midfielder
The big clubs have been circling and it’s no surprise –midfield dynamo Dom could be Hungary’s best player since ledge goalscorer Ferenc Puskás!
35
Alban Lafont
Club: Nantes (on loan from Fiorentina)
Country: France
Age: 20
Position: Keeper
Look young and hard, readers, because you may be looking at France’s next No.1. Lafont is a shot-stopping sweeper keeper with ace distribution!
34
Ibrahima Konaté
Club: RB Leipzig
Country: France
Age: 20
Position: Centre-back
Leipzig think so much of Konaté, they offered him a new long-term deal last season – and he signed. He’s a tactically switched-on centre-back like VVD!
33
Morgan Gibbs-White
Club: Wolves
Country: England
Age: 19
Position: Attacking midfielder
MGW has represented England at every youth level and played more than 50 senior games for Wolves – and he’s still a teenager. He’s heading for the very top!
32
Carles Alena
Club: Barcelona
Country: Spain
Age: 21
Position: Midfielder
Learning his trade at Barca’s famous La Masia academy, Alena is the Catalan giants’ next-best thing, so much so that they slapped a £75m release clause on his name!
31
Federico Chiesa
Club: Fiorentina
Country: Italy
Age: 21
Position: Forward
Feds is one of the first names on Fiorentina’s team sheets these days – he played 34 games last season, scoring six and grabbing three assists. A decent start for a youngster!
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