Kylian Mbappé Y Erling Haaland They are the two most valuable players in the world right now. The Frenchman is 23 years old and the Norwegian striker is 21 years old. Both are the cracks of today and tomorrow, but who is behind Mbappé and Haaland?
The list of footballers, still young, who follow the path of the two cracks is wide: Vinicius, Foden, Sancho, Pedri, Bellingham, Mount, Alphonso Davies, Havertz, Vlahovic, Ansu Fati, João Félix, Ferran, Musiala, Camavinga… but this season, footballers are emerging that we must not lose sight of for the future. They are already stomping to be the new Cristiano or Messi and this summer they will move many millions of euros. They are the promises of 2022.
Florian Wirtz (18 años, Bayer Leverkusen)
The new jewel of Germany. Havertz’s departure was phenomenal for him to explode and gain weight in the German team. Ease of scoring goals. It is an example of the new sap that has been installed in the German team.
Florian Wirtz.
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Buyako Saka (20 years, Arsenal)
One of the stars that Arteta is polishing under his command. Left interior with a lot of capacity to assist and create dangerous occasions. Southgate soon saw his talent and is already a fixture with England, with whom he is performing phenomenally well. In the beginning he played on occasion as a left back.
Jonathan David (21, Lille)
A striker over which great teams in Europe are already flying overhead. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he made his debut at age 18 in the record-breaking Canada jersey. After being the top scorer in the Belgian league with KAA Ghent, Lille paid € 27m for their services. In France it has improved its benefits and every day it goes to more.
Gavi (17 years old, Barcelona)
Pablo Martín Páez Gavira, the revelation of Barça and the Spanish team. With a self-confidence and brutal personality he has adapted wonderfully to the game of culé and La Roja. He has fallen on his feet in professional football. It is difficult to put limits to its projection.
Aurélien Tchouaméni (21, Monaco)
His name is already ringing to reinforce the most powerful teams on the football spectrum this coming summer. including Real Madrid. Very physical pivot that stands out for its placement and intelligence when stopping the opponent’s offensive game. Very difficult to beat. Monaco spent € 18M in 2020 after shining at Girondins (now worth triple). A regular in the lower categories of France since he was a child, Deschamps made him debut with the senior team after the last European Championship. He started and scored at a high level in the Nations League final against Spain.
Tchouameni
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Emile Smith Rowe (21, Arsenal)
Brutal is being his season. He has responded to Arteta’s confidence and is evolving into a great footballer. Unbalancing, with vision of the game and the ability to score goals. Has it all. Last season it already gave some touch of its quality but it was in this season that it exploded. Level that has allowed him to debut with England last November.
Antony (21, Ajax)
The Brazilian is Ajax’s franchise player. Last season was already a breath of fresh air for European football. He adapted wonderfully to Ajax from Brazilian football. The almost € 16M he paid to Sao Paulo seems very little considering the current performance. Self-assured, incisive and brilliant in the face of goal. He has a crush on Klopp who wants to sign him at all costs for Liverpool.
Karim Adeyemi (19, RB Salzburg)
The German forward has been the sensation of the Champions in the group stage with 3 goals in six games. Half Europe is sticking to sign him for the summer. With much room for improvement, Flick trusts him and has already made him participate in the change of face of the German team. It will move many millions of euros this summer. Borussia see him as the perfect replacement for Haaland.
Yéremi Pino (19 years old, Villarreal)
Together with his countryman Pedri and Gavi, one of the most exciting appearances in Spanish football. It has been enshrined this year at Villarreal de Emery. Some brutal performances that have knocked on the doors of La Roja. And it has not disappointed. His speed, especially on the wing, and his mobility are his two best weapons.
Yeremi Pino.
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Jurrien Timber (20, Ajax)
In just two seasons he is already a fixture in the center of Ajax’s defense. Strong defense, with a good touch of the ball and very fast. Very mature for his age. He is already international despite the fact that in the Netherlands he has to share a dressing room with Van Dijk, De Ligt and De Vrij. It will be coming out of the Eredivisie soon.
Gabriel Martinelli (20 years, Arsenal)
The Brazilian forms together with Saka and Smith Rowe the renewal of Arsenal. He has returned to the level he demonstrated in the 2019-2020 season just before seriously injuring his knee. Very quickly, when he takes enough ground to always decide on the best option, he will be a very important player in the Premier.
Charles De Ketelaere (20 years old, Bruges)
Belgium is in the golden age with the Hazards, De Bruyne, Lukaku, Mertens … but the future is not so black. The Bruges midfielder is a diamond in the rough. With a brutal plant, it has already left glimpses of its quality against great opponents. He has an exquisite left leg, to which must be added an unprecedented ease in scoring goals.
Conor Gallagher (21, Crystal Palace)
The pleasant surprise of the Premier. The midfielder has exploded in the ranks of Crystal Palace where he is on loan from Chelsea. Six so many more beautiful and transcendental, which have earned him the qualifier of revelation of the season for the moment in English football. Southgate has already called him up for the England team.
Julián Álvarez (21 years old, River Plate)
The most desired soccer player in the Argentine league. The new Higuaín already nicknamed him. Center forward who has the opposite goal between eyebrows. No one doubts that this summer he will make the leap to European football. Manchester United and Bayern Munich are on pole to sign him. Scaloni has already given him the alternative with the albiceleste.
Julián Álvarez, with River.
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Giacomo Raspadori (21 years old, Sassuolo)
One of the new offensive talents that Italian football has. Sassuolo’s unbridled style of play suits him like a charm. Rogue, very fast with the ball at his feet, he also has a scoring nose. He will soon fly from Sassuolo to teams of greater weight. It is almost a fixed in the National.
Mohamed-Ali Cho (17 years old, Angers)
One of the sensations of Ligue 1 this season. Very young … and very good. Coming from the fruitful quarry of PSG, he has found a place at Angers after a short stint at Everton’s youth team. Extreme very fast and very skilled. He can play in the future with England and France. Have been the blues who at the moment have called him for the French Under-21 team.
Piero Hincapié (20 years old, Bayer Leverkusen)
Promising Ecuadorian defense. Very physical and with an offensive vocation. It does not wrinkle when it comes to being blunt behind. He is already a fixture in the Ecuador team. He has not accused the coup of the Argentine league (Workshops) to the Bundesliga. He has the capacity to be a winger with a long history in continental football.
Yari Verschaeren (20, Anderlecht)
Together with De Ketelaere, the two stars of the future of Belgium. The Anderlecht player is less offensive than his compatriot, although despite his young age he knows perfectly the ins and outs of the midfielder position. He likes Italian football a lot and there are many teams that have probed his signing. Roberto Martínez has already given him some games with the absolute.
Nico Williams (19 years old, Athletic)
One of the new faces of Athletic. Little brother of Iñaki Williams, the Spanish winger does not abuse his physique as much as his brother. He is knowing how to take advantage of the opportunities that Marcelino is giving him. Fast, with technical quality and accuracy. He has everything to be important in the San Mamés team.
Nico Williams, del Athletic.
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Ricardo Pepi (19 years old, Augsburg)
The North American forward has just signed for the German team from Augsburg. He is preceded by a reputation as a scorer. Also of Mexican descent, he is already a regular in the US national team and if he adapts quickly to the Bundesliga he can be a reference player in a few years. Conditions are not lacking.
Felix Afena-Gyan (18 years old, Rome)
One of Mourinho’s bets for Roma. Ghanaian footballer, very physical and with a long journey that still has a lot of room for improvement. Half a year ago he was playing in his home country. It is the right eye of the Portuguese coach. He is leaving every drop of sweat not to disappoint Mourinho.