'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
#1. Matthijs De Ligt
Dutch giants Ajax FC are highly reputed when it comes to the production of brilliant young football talents and they came to the spotlight once again when La Liga champions FC Barcelona coughed up a whopping €75 million to lure talented midfielder Frenkie De Jong from the Johan Cruyff Arena this winter.
Trending
However, De Jong isn't the only exceptional youngster in, his colleague Matthijs De Ligt is also attracting interest from some of the biggest clubs on the continent, with the likes of Juventus, Paris Saint Germain, Barcelona, Manchester City, and Bayern Munich all after his signature.
De Ligt is a highly talented ball-playing center-back with immense technical skills and incredible rigidity. His composure, maturity and the ability to lead from the back are those qualities that set him in a class above his fellow young defenders. Such is his performance that he was recently honoured with the Golden Boy award.
