There are many young players in Europe that have the opportunity to create an incredible legacy and surpass everyone. In this article, we will talk about youngsters, who have not yet turned 22 and are shaking the football world
Kylian Mbappe
We have been following Kylian Mbappe for so long that sometimes we forget about the age of the Frenchman. But he is only 21. Kylian is the most successful teenager from the world of football and therefore does not need a special introduction. He already has the title of the best young player on the planet. And the Frenchman managed what Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi can only dream of – victory at the World Cup. For complete happiness, only the Champions League is missing so far, but PSG has not been able to win this trophy from year to year. But in France Mbappé has already won everything he could. Mbappe is also the most expensive football player in the world, and his contract expires in the summer of 2022. And if the Frenchman does not win the Champions League with the club, he is unlikely to remain in Paris.
Erling Haaland
The main discovery in European football is the 19-year-old Norwegian from Norway. The season began for Haaland in Salzburg, in the game for which he had just debuted at that time. And we probably would not have known about the existence of this player if it were not for the Champions League, where Haaland scored in five out of six games. Then the whole football world drew attention to its performance in the Austrian championship. There the statistics turned out to be no worse – 16 goals in 14 games. In December, it became clear that Haaland would not stay long in Austria. The only question was who would buy him. There were rumors of Spanish and English clubs, but Dortmund turned out to be the quickest. The Germans in the first two matches gave Haaland an hour of playing time. He took advantage and the Norwegian scored five goals. He also excelled against PSG in the first leg of the Champions League, but eventually, Dortmund was knocked out.
Haaland’s influence is rapidly growing in Norway because football fans see him as a hope in the national team. Norwegian national team has not had such a promising youngster for a long time. When we are talking about the impact he has already done for the country, we should mention online casino providers, which have specifically allocated betting options on the youngsters. According to the representative from www.casinopånett.eu Bjorn Hanso, several casinos in Norway have supposedly decided to offer some sponsorship to Haaland in order to promote the youngster, but rumors say that Borussia’s forward declined the offer. Nevertheless, he is still a subject of various promotions in Norwegian casinos.
João Felix
Felix is the rising star of Portuguese football. He is still far to be called the “new Ronaldo”, but nevertheless he is very popular and gifted. Young age, good field vision, technique and game at the European top club with constant practice in the Champions League. João spends only his second season in adult football and is still inferior in experience to his peers from this list, but Atletico will not allocate €126 million to anyone. In Madrid, Felix has just begun his journey, but within six months he has already joined the main team, and he really succeeds in becoming a replacement for Griezmann. Even Joao’s number was the same as that of his predecessor. Felix will definitely play a huge role in Simeone’s team.
Gianluigi Donnarumma
If you look at the name of this football player, you can immediately determine what position he plays in. We are confident that a person named Gianluigi simply cannot but show special goalkeeper skills. Donnarumma, unlike Buffon, began his career not in Parma, but in Milan, but he could not escape from comparisons with the legendary goalkeeper. And the matter is not only in the name: both began to play at a high level at a young age. Donnarumma is the only goalkeeper on this list, only because not many manage to gain a foothold in the age of 20 as the first number in this position. The Italian managed to do this already at 16. And yes, Gianluigi periodically makes mistakes, but it is simply impossible to find a young goalkeeper at a higher level.
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Trent is another player on this list who needs no introduction. Over the past year, he has grown significantly from a young and promising player in Liverpool to one of the main creators of the victories of the team of Jürgen Klopp. Alexander-Arnold is a defender, but this does not prevent him from actively connecting on the flank and participating in the club’s attacks. Arnold does not have too many trophies (Mbappe, for example, is far from him), but the Champions League has already been won, and the English Premier League is won also. Then it will be possible to think about Euro 2021. The Englishman has already helped his club achieve trophies for the first time in many years, it is time to serve his native country.
Jadon Sancho
An Englishman who does not play in England is a rarity for football. But Sancho is tearing up patterns. At one time, he was tired of waiting for Guardiola to notice him in Manchester City, and therefore he chose Germany for himself. Dortmund Borussia is known as a club – a transporter of footballers from young and unknown to expensive ones. For three years, the player’s transfer value has grown 15 times, and he became the main star of Borussia and one of the top scorers in the German championship. But while Sancho is enchanting in Dortmund, and now he also got a partner in the person of Erling Haaland if they play together, they will cause a lot of rustle in Europe.
Kai Havertz
A lot of young and talented football players play in the German Bundesliga. True, the Germans themselves in the Bundesliga are not as many as we would like. The youngest of them is Leverkusen’s midfielder Kai Havertz. He is 20, and he has been playing his fourth season in the main club of Leverkusen. Kai made his debut in an official match at the age of 17 and after that, he improves every year. Havertz is the youngest League footballer to have played over a hundred matches. He is universal and feels confident both on the flank and in the center of the field. He also distributes a lot of assists and scores regularly. And of course, such a football player simply could not help attracting the attention of top clubs. But it is better for him to stay in Leverkusen.
Matthijs de Ligt
The name of the 20-year-old Matthijs de Ligt has been publicly known for the past year, but we have the impression that we have been familiar with the Dutchman for much longer. Nevertheless, over this year, we first managed to wonder how a young guy with a captain’s armband drags his club to victory in the Champions League, then we did not understand how his Ajax were knocked out in the semifinals. It is unlikely that someone in 2019 has turned out to be more eventful. In general, de Ligt appeared in Dutch football at the right time. The national team was on the verge of a generational change: old football players are already completing a career, while young players are just starting to show themselves. And to lead a new generation of players, perhaps, it is Matthijs who is worth it. He even has captain experience by the age of 20. Unless in Juventus his affairs so far are not in the best way. De Ligt plays well, but makes a lot of mistakes, which causes anger among many local fans. But we will write it off on adaptation, and also hope that Cristiano Ronaldo will teach the guy a lot and become his mentor.