Top 5 U-21 European Footballers This Season
Reading about the newest talent in then footballing world has changed over the years. A couple of decades ago, a 25-year-old footballer was still considered ‘young’ and had time to develop and grow but with the growth of football and ‘wonder kids’ taking the world by storm, everything that we know about the youth system at clubs has changed.
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar are some players who found their feet even before they were the legal drinking age in certain countries and with youngsters in our mind, we list out the best five talents who are under the age of 21 and have performed admirably this season in their respective teams.
5. Thomas Lemar
Monaco might be a distant second to PSG in the Ligue 1 standings and despite selling Anthony Martial at the start of this season, they still have a player who has been turning heads with his impressive performance in midfield for the Principality. Thomas Lemar is only 20-years-old but already has provided three man-of-the-match performances for the club and has four goals and two assists to his name this season.