Top 5 current domestic Brazilian youngsters who could be the next Neymar

#4 Rodrygo (Santos)

Rodrygo Goes - Santos' bright talent

Age: 17

Position: Forward

Club: Santos

With Pele in his prime, there was a short window where Santos were arguably the best football club in the world. Those times are long behind the Brazilian game and now young stars don't look to cement a career in the Caldeirão and instead look to opportunities across the Atlantic.

Rodrygo Goes has already been likened to Neymar, but if this promising 17-year-old is to emulate Neymar's rise, he would do well to follow suit and stick it out at Santos a while.

Having only made his debut for the senior side last November, he will need to get regular playing time under his belt. The next couple of months should provide that, as the Sao Paulo state championship is already in full swing, and is traditionally a tournament where Santos usually offers playing time to their seemingly infinite conveyor of youth talent.