FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017: Top 6 attackers to look out for

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India will host the U-17 World Cup 2017

#5 Amine Gouiri (France)

FC Internationale v Olympique Lyonnais - 2017 International Champions Cup China
Gouiri finished the U17 Euros as top scorer

France, at the senior level has one of the most talented squads of young players playing for them at the moment. Their current young bunch has already been touted as another lot who are all set to take over the footballing world in the years to come and one such player who's already making headlines is, U17 centre-forward, Amine Gouiri.

At 17, the Olympique Lyonnaise striker has already bagged the tag of being the next Antoine Greizmann and has taken no time to show the world a glimpse of his talent.During Les Blues campaign in the European U17 Championships earlier this summer, Gouiri broke the all time goal scoring record for the number of goals scored in the Championship finals with 8 goals.

He started with Lyon in 2014 and was training with the first team as early as 2016. The Frenchman has been on the radar for many of the top European clubs including Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Juventus all of whose scouts had their eyes on him during last year's UEFA Youth League.

Gouri has scored 15 goals in 13 appearances for the French U17 and is one of the future stars who will be showcasing their talent during the U17 World Cup in India.

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