Premier League 2018/19: Five of the best young talents

It is often said that in the modern soccer, young talent is increasingly overlooked at the highest levels as wealthy club owners instead opt to throw millions at established players, with there being so much demand for instant success.

This has particularly been the case in the English Premier League, where home-grown talent and academy stars face an even more difficult battle to break into the starting ranks.

But despite this, there still remains an abundance of exciting young talent in England’s top division.

Here we take a look at the top five young Premier league stars to look out for, all of them aged 21 or under:

Richarlison

Brazilian wonder-kid Richarlison made his name in the Premier League at Watford last season, but this season at Everton the 21-year-old is really coming into his own.

The forward has already scored 8 goals in 14 appearances this term as Everton keep pace with the league’s big six. Richarlison is priced up as high as 30/1 with Ladbrokes to challenge to be this season’s Premier League top scorer   will it go hand-in-hand with Everton qualifying for European football next year?

Imagine the odds you’d get on that…

Simon Doyle took a closer look at Richarlison following his debut for Everton back in August and noticed his ability in front of goal, writing;

Brilliant individual skill alone, however, won’t get you 30 goals a season. Being able to score tap-ins and scrappy goals is just as important if you want to beat the likes of Salah, Kane and Aguero to the Golden Boot accolade. But Richarlison also has that knack of being in the right place at the right time when the ball is in the box, scoring Everton’s opening goal against Wolves after their free-kick had dropped favourably in the penalty area and the Brazilian pounced to open his 2018/19 account.

His Goodison Park debut would not disappoint either as Richarlison got Everton’s second and ultimately winning goal of the game, this time utilising his heading ability. If he keeps this up, we’ll be adding ‘poacher’ to Richarlison’s ever-growing list of positive traits.

Richarlison’s finishing abilities in differing situations and his ability to find space in the box make him a serious goal threat for Everton’s opponents and has likely already made himself the first forward on the Everton team sheet. Maintaining this form will be Richarlison’s true test, especially since he notably dropped off in the second half of last season, though issues such as fatigue and change of manager could well have been contributing factors then.

Phil Foden

A star of England’s FIFA U-17 World Cup winning side in 2017 (so much so that he took home the Golden Ball from that tournament), it’s incredible to think that Phil Foden is still only 18.

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