As we reach closer to the Best 5, let’s see who deserves to get a seat in this penultimate part.
Club: CSKA Moscow
Age: 22
Value: €16-22m
Dzagoev joined CSKA in 2008 and immediately became a regular figure in the Starting XI. He helped CSKA win the Russian Cup Final in 2008 against rivals Spartak Moscow, with 3 assists in a 5-1 victory. Only a few months after signing for CSKA, Real Madrid were interested in the player but he turned down the interest saying that he wanted a longer stay at the club and if he moves abroad, he’ll most likely join the EPL.
Club: Manchester United
Value: € 18-24m
Age: 21
Sir Alex Ferguson bought De Gea from Atletico Madrid as a full time successor to Van Der Sar. De Gea had impressed the footballing world with Atletico after he helped them win the UEFA Europa League and Super Cup. After a lukewarm display against Blackburn in a 3-2 defeat, De Gea was dropped and second-choice keeper Anders Lindegaard played the next game. However, an injury to Lindegaard gave De Gea another chance to impress and he has been improving since then, with some eye-catching performances over the last season.
Club: Chelsea
Age: 20
Value: €22-28m
On 25 July 2012, Oscar joined Chelsea from Internacional after both Chelsea and Tottenham were interested in bringing him to England. Oscar has made six senior team appearances for Brazil. He joined Internacional from Sao Paulo as a free agent due to delayed payment issues, but Sao Paulo lodged appeals to restrict him from playing for Internacional. Oscar scored three goals against Portugal in the final of the FIFA U-2o World Cup and became the first player to score a hat-trick in the FIFA U-20 World Cup Final.
Club: Rennes
Age: 22
Value: €17-22m
M’Vila signed his first professional contract with Rennes in 2006-07 and further extended it in 2009 but he has been criticised for his behaviour and has missed training camps with Rennes. In 2010, he signed another extension running up till 2014. M’Vila was linked with a host of Premier League sides with Arsenal being firm favourites to land the French midfielder. However, talks broke down after Wenger was happy to see Diaby back in training and said that he would go for M’Vila only if he had any major setbacks before the start of the season.
Club: Barcelona
Age: 21
Value: €24-30m
Thiago is the elder of the two sons of former Brazilian footballer and 1994 World cup winner Rafinha. Thiago made his first team debut for Barcelona as an 18 year old against RCD Mallorca and scored his first goal in a 4-0 home win against Racing Santander. He has a contract running upto 2014 with a buyout clause of €30m. He is definitely a star to look out for in the future.