Global Football Scout

Identifying the world’s best young footballers, analysing signings and performances and bringing them together in concise, easy to digest articles.

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NB: From this post onwards, I will start including 21-year-olds in posts regarding U-21s, 23-year-olds in posts regarding U-23s and so forth.

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@xmcbznx Completely forgot him somehow, awful mistake on my part he should certainly be included.

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Best U-21 Scandinavian talent to look out for this season:

- 🇩🇰 Jacob Bruun Larsen (20)
- 🇩🇰 Mikkel Damsgaard (19)
- 🇩🇰 Mathias Jørgensen (18)
- 🇩🇰 Maurits Kjaergaard (16)
- 🇩🇰 Magnus Kofod Andersen (20)
- 🇩🇰 Jens Odgaard (20)
- 🇩🇰 Andreas Skov Olsen (19)
- 🇳🇴 Erling Håland (19)

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Here are five centre backs Arsenal should look to in the upcoming transfer windows:

- 🇫🇷 Dan-Axel Zagadou (20)
- 🇬🇭 Joseph Aidoo (23)
- 🇯🇵 Takehiro Tomiyasu (20)
- 🇵🇹 Ferro (22)
- 🇪🇸 Unai Núñez (22)

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For a number of years, Arsenal’s centre back position has lacked the necessary talent that usually comes with a side challenging for UCL football.

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With Saliba returning from his loan at Saint-Étienne at the end of the season, Raúl Sanllehi will be looking for another defender to partner the Frenchman.

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Best U-21 South American strikers:

- 🇦🇷 Julián Álvarez (19)
- 🇦🇷 Adolfo Gaich (20)
- 🇦🇷 Maximiliano Romero (20)
- 🇧🇷 Yuri Alberto (18)
- 🇧🇷 Brenner (19)
- 🇧🇷 Matheus Cunha (21)
- 🇧🇷 Lincoln (18)
- 🇧🇷 João Pedro (17)
- 🇨🇴 Cucho Hernández (20)
- 🇻🇪 Jan Hurtado (19)

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Previously, I wouldn’t have included players of these ages however, in order to include more players in my lists, I have decided to change the criteria. Thank you and apologies for any confusion.

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NB: From this post onwards, I will start including 21-year-olds in posts regarding U-21s, 23-year-olds in posts regarding U-23s and so forth.

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With an alleged £63m buy-out clause, Reinier would become the second most expensive export from Brazil, however, the club that decides to make the investment will have an absolute gem on their hands, who will be in contention for the Ballon d’Or within the next 5 years at least.

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Following Vinícius Júnior and Lucas Paquetá, the next future superstar to come out of Flamengo’s esteemed academy is Reinier (17).

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In the Brazilian Série A this campaign, Reinier has scored a goal and assisted a goal in just two games (110 minutes) and is sure to receive more game time as the season goes on.

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1. 🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé (20)
2. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jadon Sancho (19)
3. 🇵🇹 João Félix (19)
4. 🇩🇪 Kai Havertz (20)
5. 🇳🇱 Matthijs de Ligt (20)
6. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Trent Alexander-Arnold (20)
7. 🇫🇷 Ibrahima Konaté (20)
8. 🇧🇷 Vinícius Júnior (19)
9. 🇮🇹 Gianluigi Donnarumma (20)
10. 🇳🇬 Samuel Chukwueze (20)

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List of the top 10 best U-21 youngsters in the world right now:

This is my opinion, feel free to comment yours below.

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The surprisingly tall attacking midfielder, who stands at an impressive 6ft 1in, may be the next player to follow the well trodden path of Liefering to Salzburg to Leipzig should his impressive performances continue.

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Although the international break may be boring for some, it’s a perfect opportunity to see some of the lesser known youngsters in action.

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The Hungarian, Red Bull Salzburg midfielder has started the season off well, with a goal and two assists in six games in the Austrian Bundesliga. The youngster impressed at Salzburg’s sister club Liefering too; scoring 16 goals in 42 games for the club.

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Such a plethora of talent - many of whom are currently plying their trade at PSG’s league rivals.

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Best U-23 players to have left PSG in recent years:

- 🇨🇲 Félix Eboa Eboa (22)
- 🇫🇷 Yacine Adli (19)
- 🇫🇷 Jean-Kévin Augustin (22)
- 🇫🇷 Fodé Ballo-Touré (22)
- 🇫🇷 Mahamadou Dembélé (20)
- 🇫🇷 Moussa Diaby (20)
- 🇫🇷 Mamadou Doucouré (21)
- 🇫🇷 Odsonne Edouard (21)

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- 🇫🇷 Claudio Gomes (19)
- 🇫🇷 Jonathan Ikoné (21)
- 🇫🇷 Christopher Nkunku (21)
- 🇫🇷 Stanley Nsoki (20)
- 🇫🇷 Boubakary Soumaré (20)
- 🇫🇷 Dan-Axel Zagadou (20)
- 🇫🇷 Arthur Zagre (17)
- 🇵🇹 Gonçalo Guedes (22)
- 🇺🇸 Timothy Weah (19)