After bursting on to the scene last year, Harry Kane has proven he is more than a one season wonder by scoring over 20 goals in consecutive seasons. He is poised to take home the Premier League top goal scorer award and he has also transferred his scoring form to the international scene, bagging a goal every other game for England.
The only senior striker in the squad, alot of pressure has been placed on the young home grown talent. Will Kane continue to improve as the takes on the best Europe has to offer in the Champions League at White Hart Lane next season?
Dele Alli has just won the Premier League Young player of the year award after an amazing debut season in the top league. It didn’t take long for the former MK Dons star to cement his starting spot in the youthful Tottenham lineup. Alli scored 10 goals in his debut season and linked flawlessly with the Spurs attack. Dele also announced himself on the international stage by scoring a 30 yard screamer on debut against France. Can Alli push Tottenham one better in 2017 and win the Premier League?
The 20-year old Manchester United forward represents the highest fee ever paid for a teenager in history after signing for United in the summer of 2015 for a fee of £36million rising to a potential £57.6million from AS Monaco. He is an extremely quick forward and was named Premier League player of the Month in his first month of playing in England. Martial has represented France at every age group from U16 upwards and has 6 senior caps. He has a massive future and will be an integral part of United’s attacking prowess in the next few years.
Odegaard holds the record for the youngest ever player to represent his country at senior level when he featured in a Euro 2016 qualification match for Norway at the age of 15. He shortly signed for Real Madrid after and is currently playing for the Castilla side but regularly trains with the first team. He became the youngest ever player to play for Real Madrid when he made his debut on 23 May 2015. He is a forward thinking midfielder who thrives on his technical ability and creating goal scoring opportunities.
Sane has had a breakthrough season this year in the German Bundesliga. The attacking midfielder has gained some plaudits and was rewarded in 2015 with his international debut against France which was unfortunately dominated by the tragic Paris terrorist attacks. He hit the headlines for his performance against Real Madrid in his first ever Champions League match where he scored the leveller to make it 3-3 before assisting the winner.
Sterling is a wide player for Manchester City that transferred from Liverpool for a British transfer record of £49million. The 21-year old has pace in abundance and is a very tricky winger that is capable of going past his full back time and time again. He has already made 20 appearances for England despite being just 21 and has over 100 Premier League appearances since making his debut in 2012.
It isn’t often that you see a player of 19 years of age going on loan from one top European club to another but Coman falls in this category as he is currently on loan to Bayern Munich from Juventus. He has been involved regularly for Pep Guardiola’s this season which demonstrates his ability already. He has signed on a two-year loan to Munich with the German outfit having the option to sign him permanently for 21million Euros once the loan expires.
Has been touted as one of the best young defenders in the world with France more than happy with the next decade or so with Zouma coming off the grapevine after Raphael Varane. Chelsea forked out £12million which looks a snip for the bullish defender who is solid but also boasts a quick turn of speed. The ex-St.Etienne defender was signed as a long term replacement for John Terry but Zouma has found himself playing a lot more than he initially thought given Chelsea’s struggles.
Manchester United – Defender – Only a serious leg injury prevented Shaw from being further up the list after a very impressive start to the season. He now looks to battle back to be fit for the Euro 2016 tournament as he was a regular for England at left back at the age of 20. Only Martial has a bigger transfer fee for a teenager as United spent £30million back in 2014 to sign the full back from Southampton. United will be desperately hoping that he can return from his injury and build on his massive potential.
AC Milan – Goalkeeper – The 16-year old goalkeeper has found himself playing first team football at the San Siro. He would’ve been proud to just be 3rd choice as he was at the start of the season but the 6’5 shot stopper has proved what a massive future he has. At 16 years 8 months, he became the youngest ever goalkeeper to start a match in Italian football history. Italy feared they had no one in the pipeline to replace Gigi Buffon but in Donnarumma they hope to have a successor.
