#6 Centre Midfield - Renato Sanches
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Renato Sanches, all of 18, played a crucial role in helping the Portugal national team win the recently concluded Euro 2016 and the Bayern Munich faithful will be hoping he can give them something to cheer about in the season to come. A midfielder who is full of confidence, pace and footballing intelligence, Sanches was snapped up by the Bavarians even before his heroics at the Euros.
A versatile midfielder who can play as a deep-lying midfielder, an attacking midfielder as well as on the wings, the player is expected to break into the Munich line-up to add mobility, strength and balance to the side. His industriousness in the middle of the park and his ability with the ball on his feet has drawn comparisons to the legendary Dutch and midfielder Clarance Seedorf.
#7 Centre Midfield - Dele Alli
After a fabulous first year at Tottenham Hotspur, Dele Alli should definitely be on your list of U-21 players to watch out for in the upcoming season. With 10 goals and 9 assists to show for in 33 appearances, the youngster reaped a very healthy return for a player featuring in his first ever season in the top flight.
However, his abilities are not restricted to just his attacking attributes as he can be a great asset to have in defensive areas on the pitch. A box-to-box midfielder, Alli likes to break the opposition’s rhythm time and again and drive his team forward from deep into his own half. With Champions League football to play for in the current season, Alli has an even better platform to showcase his talent to the world and improve the slowly fading reputation of English football.
#8 Right Wing - Emre Mor
When Emre Mor signed for his previous club FC Nordsjælland in January 2015, it was largely believed that he would feature for the side’s U-19 side. However, his abilities did not go unnoticed with the management at the Danish club and he featured on 13 occasions for the side in the 2015-16 season. Impressed with his performances, Borussia Dortmund snapped up the 19-year-old at the end of the season.
The winger’s primary strengths are his pace and trickery, which he has used to great effect during his short tenure in top flight football to leave defenders flat-footed. Mor is expected to become a crucial part of the new generation Borussia Dortmund side and would add a lot of flair to the side’s attack.
#9 Left Wing - Kingsley Coman
Kinglsey Coman, the former PSG trainee has already been to numerous clubs despite being only 20 years of age. He featured only 4 times for the French club before Juventus snapped him up at the start of the 2014-15 season. A year later, he was shipped on a 2-year loan with an option to buy to Bayern Munich and the Frenchman has already established a stellar reputation for himself.
Believed to be one of the best youngsters in the world, Coman has pace, is technically gifted and has shown great dribbling ability as well as close control. His creative instincts were on display on numerous occasions in the season gone by and we believe the player will continue to play a crucial role in the side under the new manager Carlo Ancelotti.
