The best players under 21 in the final third.
Football managers are always looking for the next big thing so CaughtOffside decided to save them some time and pick out the 10 best attacking wonderkids currently in world football.
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To qualify the players have to be younger than 21.
10. Kingsley Coman, Juventus – 18
Came through the ranks at Paris Saint-Germain before Juve snapped up the striker on a free transfer over the summer and much is expected from the Frenchman.
9. Richairo Zivkovic, Ajax – 18
Having broken through the youth ranks at Groningen this striker was snapped up by the reigning Dutch champions and is looking to make a name for himself at the Amsterdam ArenA.
8. Donis Avdijaj, Schalke 04 – 18
Schalke have a fairly prolific academy and this forward is the latest to progress and is on the cusp of breaking into Roberto di Matteo’s first team.
7. Zakaria Bakkali, PSV Eindhoven – 18
This Belgium international has been creating quite a stir in the Eredivisie, but recently refused to sign a new deal has been exiled to the Under-21s by manager Phillip Cocu.
6. Adnan Januzaj, Manchester United – 19
Made a name for himself with a brace on his Red Devils debut and has since been progressing steadily at Old Trafford.
5. Munir El Haddadi, FC Barcelona – 19
La Masia is world renowned and this forward has already made a great impression under the guidance of head coach Luis Enrique and is keeping more established stars out of the team.
4. Memphis Depay, PSV Eindhoven – 20
Clearly PSV is another club where young talent can really thrive and this winger also made a name for himself at the 2014 World Cup for the Netherlands.
3. Julian Draxler, Schalke 04 – 20
A well established star, in fact so much so that it’s easy to forget how young the Germany international actually is.
2. Gerard Deulofeu, FC Barcelona (on-loan at Sevilla) – 20
Impressed whilst on-loan with Everton last year and is now helping Sevilla to a strong start in La Liga and is likely to be a regular at the Nou Camp come 2015/16.
1. Raheem Sterling, Liverpool – 19
Top of the pile though and it’s a forward who is form fixture in the starting XI for both the Reds and the England national team and is expected to go onto prove to be world-class.