Top 3 underrated talents in the Premier League

The Premier League is seeing tremendous displays from young, talented players
The Premier League is seeing tremendous displays from young, talented players

Every season, the Premier League welcomes a host of new talents. These talents through their performances help their team to reach new peaks of success. While this season enters into the busy period of Christmas and New year, we've already witnessed some world-class performances by the new talents who have shown that adapting into the fast-paced and highly competitive EPL is surely not something they cannot do.

Here we take a look at three young talents who've burst onto the scene of English football in this season, providing inspiring performances and being the reason for their team to gain an advantage against their rivals.


#3 David Brooks

Brooks has already scored 5 goals for Cherries
Brooks has already scored 5 goals for Cherries

Brooks is a 21-year-old Welsh international is a product of Manchester City's youth setup. After leaving Manchester City academy he later switched to Sheffield United. Internationally, he played for England in youth competitions but later chose to play for Wales.

Everton and Tottenham were deemed as the front-runners to win his signature. However, it was Bournemouth who swooped in and convinced the youngster. He was Eddie Howe's first signing of the summer at a moderate price of £11.5m.

Howe is often considered to sign young talents and give them the time to adapt before bringing them into the first team. However, this was not the case with David Brooks, who earned his place in the current talented Bournemouth side right away.

Since the start of the season, Brooks has adapted right into Bournemouth side taking up the attacking midfielder role and playing out wide when the team needs him to. He scored in either half against Cherries' recent opposition Brighton.

With his speed, and agility David has surely turned out to be a steal for Howe given the inflation in today's market and with age on his side, we can only imagine the heights Brooks can achieve in his career.

#2 Aaron Wan-Bissaka

 Wan-Bissaka completely nullified the attacking threat of City star Sane
Wan-Bissaka completely nullified the attacking threat of City star Sane

Crystal Palace defeated Manchester City away at the Etihad resulting in Liverpool going 4 points clear at the top. This was a first home defeat for City in 8 months.

While this famous Palace win is dominated by a wonderful strike by Andros Townsend the one less talked about performance came from Palace'sright back Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

Bissaka is a product of Crystal Palace academy who has burst onto the scene this season. He has helped Palace to develop a formidable defence. Starting 17 out of 18 games, Bissaka has become the mainstay in Palace defence.

Leroy Sane has raked in six goals and seven assists in his ten starts but coming up against Bissaka, Sane couldn't replicate his performance which was all down to a stellar performance by the 21-year-old Bissaka.

Not only the City game but Bissaka has also impressed every game he has been a part of, his other notable performance came against City's neighbour United where he completely shut down the attack from the left wing.

Due to his scintillating form in the Premier League Bissaka has been on the radar of Manchester City. Fulfilling every criterion for a modern fullback, Bissaka seems might draw interest from many top clubs in the near future.

#1 James Maddison

James Maddison can play anywhere in the front line
James Maddison can play anywhere in the front line

James Maddison joined Leicester City from Norwich City on a 5-year contract. Maddison has already formed a formidable partnership with Jamie Vardy. Vardy and Maddison combined together to give Leicester a famous win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

So far in the season, Maddison has already racked up 5 goals and 3 assists for the Foxes. This wonderful start in the Premier League earned Maddison a call-up from the national side (England) for the UEFA Nations League games against Croatia and Spain

Maddison has become an integral part of the foxes starting 17 out of the 18 PL matches. The one missed match was due to the red card against Brighton.

Versatile and creative, perfectly sums up Maddison and with such a glorious start to his PL career, we can be sure that he is on-road to have a phenomenal 2018-19 season.

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Edited by Victor R. Lopez M.
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