da bet nacional： The full release of Football Manager 2018 is coming up thick and fast so it’s about time you brushed up on your FM18 wonderkid knowledge.
da leao： There’s nothing more satisfying than identifying a young hot prospect and developing him to one of the world’s best ever players, but of course that’s easier said than done.
When you first boot up the game it takes some time before you receive the first youth intake, which will then give you the chance to start scouting the globe for the newest wonderkids in world football. Before then, though, it’s worth knowing which current young players have the potential to grow in to elite or world class players.
Thankfully you don’t have to boot the game up and do all this research yourself. We’ve done that for you – with the help of Football Manager Blog – by identifying the top 50 young players aged between 15 and 20 who have the potential to become world class in FM18.
To help you out even further, we’ve listed each player’s estimated cost (some can be picked up for peanuts from the start) and their potential rating so you know just how good your young target can become with the right training and development.
So, make yourself familiar with this lot and then see how many of them you can develop in to world beaters…
50. Berk Ozer – GK
Age: 17
Club: Altinordu
Nationality: Turkey
Value: £120k
Estimated Cost: £1.1m
Potential: 4 stars
49. Alex Centelles – D/WB (L)
Age: 17
Club: Valencia B
Nationality: Spain
Value: £31.5k
Estimated Cost: £1.2m
Potential: 4 stars
48. Patrick Cutrone – ST (C)
Age: 19
Club: AC Milan
Nationality: Italy
Value: £3.7m
Estimated Cost: £16.25m
Potential: 4 stars
47. Alessandro Bastoni – D (C)
Age: 18
Club: Inter Milan (On loan at Atalanta)
Nationality: Italy
Value: £550k
Estimated Cost: £17m
Potential: 4 stars
46. Kieran Tierney – D/WB (L)
Age: 20
Club: Celtic
Nationality: Scotland
Value: £10.75m
Estimated Cost: £19.75m
Potential: 4 stars
45. Alex Pinto – D (R)
Age: 18
Club: Benfica B
Nationality: Portugal
Value: £175k
Estimated Cost: £43m
Potential: 4 stars
44. Vitinho – D/WB/M (R)
Age: 17
Club: CEC
Nationality: Brazil
Value: £62k
Estimated Cost: £525k
Potential: 4 stars
43. Alex Robles – D (R)
Age: 18
Club: Malaga B
Nationality: Spain
Value: £210k
Estimated Cost: £6.5m
Potential: 4 stars
42. Rodrygo – AM (L), ST (C)
Age: 16
Club: SAN
Nationality: Brazil
Value: £29k
Estimated Cost: £1.2m
Potential: 4.5 stars
41. Amine Gouiri – ST (C)
Age: 17
Club: Lyon Reserves
Nationality: France
Value: £180k
Estimated Cost: £10.25m
Potential: 4.5 stars
40. Benjamin Henrichs – D (RL)
Age: 20
Club: Bayer Leverkusen
Nationality: Germany
Value: £10m
Estimated Cost: £126m
Potential: 4.5 stars
39. Marcus Rashford – AM (L), ST (C)
Age: 19
Club: Manchester United
Nationality: England
Value: £42.5m
Estimated Cost: £128m
Potential: 4.5 stars
38. Andrija Balic – DM, M/AM (C)
Age: 19
Club: Udinese
Nationality: Croatia
Value: £1.7m
Estimated Cost: £14.25m
Potential: 4.5 stars
37. Arthur – M (C)
Age: 20
Club: GRE
Nationality: Brazil
Value: £7.75m
Estimated Cost: £16.75m
Potential: 4.5 stars
36. Franck Kessie
Age: 20
Club: Atalanta (On loan at AC Milan, joining permanently on 1/7/2019)
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Value: £17.5m
Estimated Cost: £17.75m
Potential: 4.5 stars
35. Alessandro Plizzari – GK
Age: 17
Club: AC Milan (On loan at Ternana)
Nationality: Italy
Value: £350k
Estimated Cost: £22m
Potential: 4.5 stars
34. Florentino Luis – DM
Age: 17
Club: Benfica B
Nationality: Porugal
Value: £59k
Estimated Cost: £23m
Potential: 4.5 stars
33. Moise Kean – AM (L), ST (C)
Age: 17
Club: Juventus (On loan at Verona)
Nationality: Italy
Value: £1.8m
Estimated Cost: £24.5m
Potential: 4.5 stars
32. Flete Arp – ST (C)
Age: 17
Club: Hamburg
Nationality: Germany
Value: £450k
Estimated Cost: £26.5m
Potential: 4.5 stars
31. Diogo Dalot – D/WB (R)
Age: 18
Club: Porto B
Nationality: Portugal
Value: £190k
Estimated Cost: £27m
Potential: 4.5 stars
30. Wendel – DM, MC (C)
Age: 19
Club: FLU
Nationality: Brazil
Value: £4.6m
Estimated Cost: £28m
Potential: 4.5 stars
29. Felice D’Amico – AM (RLC)
Age: 16
Club: Palermo (On loan at Inter Milan)
Nationality: Italy
Value: £180k
Estimated Cost: £3.7m
Potential: 4.5 stars
28. Dayot Upamecano – D (C)
Age: 18
Club: Red Bull Leipzig
Nationality: France
Value: £5.25m
Estimated Cost: £31.5m
Potential: 4.5 stars
27. Amadou Diawara – DM, M (C)
Age: 19
Club: Napoli
Nationality: Guinea
Value: £17.5m
Estimated Cost: £34m
Potential: 4.5 stars
26. Alex Meret – GK
Age: 20
Club: Udinese (On loan at Spal)
Nationality: Italy
Value: £2.4m
Estimated Cost: £38m
Potential: 4.5 stars
25. Andrija Zivkovic – AM (R)
Age: 20
Club: Benfica
Nationality: Serbia
Value: £9m
Estimated Cost: £38m
Potential: 4.5 stars
24. Fabricio Oya – AM (C)
Age: 18
Club: COR
Nationality: Brazil
Value: £190k
Estimated Cost: £4.6m
Potential: 4.5 stars
23. Willem Geubbles – ST (C)
Age: 15
Club: Lyon
Nationality: France
Value: £325k
Estimated Cost: £4.8m
Potential: 4.5 stars
22. Panagiotis Retsos – D (C)
Age: 18
Club: Bayer Leverkusen
Nationality: Greece
Value: £3.8m
Estimated Cost: £49.5m
Potential: 4.5 stars
21. Reece Oxford – D (C)
Age: 18
Club: West Ham United (On loan at BMG)
Nationality: England
Value: £4.5m
Estimated Cost: £54m
Potential: 4.5 stars
20. Lewis Cook – DM, M (C)
Age: 20
Club: Bournemouth
Nationality: England
Value: £8.75m
Estimated Cost: £63m
Potential: 4.5 stars
19. Ben Chilwell – D/WB (L)
Age: 20
Club: Leicester City
Nationality: England
Value: £7.25m
Estimated Cost: £65m
Potential: 4.5 stars
18. Gianluigi Donnarumma – GK
Age: 18
Club: AC Milan
Nationality: Italy
Value: £13.75m
Estimated Cost: £67m
Potential: 4.5 stars
17. Renato Sanches – M (C)
Age: 19
Club: Bayern Munich (On loan at Swansea City)
Nationality: Portugal
Value: £10.25m
Estimated Cost: £88m
Potential: 4.5 stars
16. Luca Pellegrini – D (L)
Age: 18
Club: Roma
Nationality: Italy
Value: £140k
Estimated Cost: £7.75m
Potential: 4.5 stars
15. Dani Ceballos – M/AM (C)
Age: 20
Club: Real Madrid
Nationality: Spain
Value: £9.5m
Estimated Cost: £72m
Potential: 4.5 stars
14. Breel Embolo – M/AM (R), ST (C)
Age: 20
Club: Schalke 04
Nationality: Switzerland
Value: £10.75m
Estimated Cost: £72m
Potential: 4.5 stars
13. Gabriel Barbosa – AM (R)
Age: 20
Club: Inter Milan (On loan at Benfica)
Nationality: Brazil
Value: £8m
Estimated Cost: £66m
Potential: 4.5 stars
12. Timothy Fosu-Mensah – D (RC), DM, M (C)
Age: 19
Club: Manchester United (On loan at Crystal Palace)
Nationality: Netherlands
Value: £14.75m
Estimated Cost: £74m
Potential: 4.5 stars
11. Pedrinho – AM (C)
Age: 19
Club: Corinthians
Nationality: Brazil
Value: £250k
Estimated Cost: £9.75m
Potential: 4.5 stars
10. Malcom – AM (RL)
Age: 20
Club: Bordeaux
Nationality: Brazil
Value: £18.25m
Estimated Cost: £63m
Potential: 4.5 stars
9. Theo Hernandez – D/WB (L)
Age: 19
Club: Real Madrid
Nationality: France
Value: £4.7m
Estimated Cost: £82m
Potential: 5 stars
8. Carlos Soler – M (C)
Age: 20
Club: Valencia
Nationality: Spain
Value: £8.25m
Estimated Cost: £71m
Potential: 5 stars
7. Kuki – AM (RC), ST (C)
Age: 19
Club: Malaga (On loan at Cartagena)
Nationality: Spain
Value: £825k
Estimated Cost: £5.25m
Potential: 5 stars
6. Ousmane Dembele – M/AM (RL), AM (C)
Age: 19
Club: Barcelona
Nationality: France
Value: £52m
Estimated Cost: £205m
Potential: 5 stars
5. Christian Fruchtl – GK
Age: 17
Club: Bayern Munich
Nationality: Germany
Value: £190k
Estimated Cost: £20.5m
Potential: 5 stars
4. Pietro Pellegri – ST (C)
Age: 16
Club: Genoa
Nationality: Italy
Value: £2.8m
Estimated Cost: £18m
Potential: 5 stars
3. Kylian Mbappe – AM (R), ST (C)
Age: 18
Club: Monaco (On loan at PSG, joining permanently on 1/7/2018)
Nationality: France
Value: £52m
Estimated Cost: £160m
Potential: 5 stars
2. Gabriel Jesus
Age: 20
Club: Manchester City
Nationality: Brazil
Value: £30m
Estimated Cost: £124m
Potential: 5 stars
1. Kai Havertz – M/AM (C)
Age: 18
Club: Bayer Leverkusen
Nationality: Germany
Value: £6.25m
Estimated Cost: £107m
Potential: 5 stars