St. Pauli midfielder Sam Schreck, 16, is on the radar of Chelsea, Real Madrid and Inter Milan, along with a number of Europe's biggest names, following a string of impressive displays last season for his club and
international youth side.
Julian Brandt is the latest German to emerge from
their international youth sides to break into the senior team.
Not exact matches
The 21 - year - old is from the Czech Republic and has already been capped for the first - team national
side having risen through the ranks of the
youth teams at
international level and having already registered a goal for the first - team.
The goalkeeper has joined the Gunners» Under - 19s on a pre-season trip to South Africa, with the
youth side currently playing in the Durban
International Cup.
The England under - 21
international has been training with the
youth side at the Hammers after having his loan period at Cardiff City cut short in December by their new manager Russell Slade.
He then reiterated his stance on his
international decision, having snubbed England for Nigeria despite playing in the
youth sides for us, adding: «Originally I'm from Nigeria.
We are Arsenal Football Club.We play more games per season than the likes of Southampton because we tend to have more games in cups than teams like this.Our Squad players should be good enough to come in to the
side and compete with these teams do you not think?The THREE subs that come on are all
International players (again accepting Holding is
Youth Level).
As for our
side - Thete is not a single player in that Squad who is not an
International (accepting that Nelson and Bellerin are
youth teams).
Pearson joined the Red Devils in 2004 but never made an appearance for the senior
side, despite showing promise as a
youth international for England from every level between U16 and U20.
Whereas Portugal's golden generation - Luis Figo, Rui Costa, Sergio Conceicao, and so on - were at least a coherent
international side that had gelled in victory at consecutive FIFA
Youth Championships, this was simply a confluence of talented players from disparate clubs and of mismatched styles.
The Gabon
international came through the
youth ranks at Milan in 2007, but after several loan spells away from the club without ever featuring for the senior
side, he was eventually sold to Saint Etienne in 2011 before becoming a success at Dortmund.
The youngster was recently persuaded to change his
international allegiances to play for England's Under 19s, having previously played for Ireland's
youth sides.
Tottenham Hotspur have signed England
youth international midfielder Dele Alli from League One
side MK Dons.
Borne of a request from the European Club Association, the venture aims to further develop
youth football at professional club level, reduce the gap between
sides»
youth and first teams and offer unique
international experience and competition matches for these youngsters.
Nigeria
youth international Jack Ipalibo has emerged as one of the key players for the
youth team of Spanish
side Villarreal few months after joining them.
The 19 - year - old Ukraine
youth and senior
international has been linked to the likes of Roma, Zenit St. Petersburg, Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Kiev and the top Moscow clubs in addition to the Bundesliga
side.
During two years at Madrid, the Norway
international played mostly for the club's Castilla
youth side, making only one substitute appearance in La Liga and gaining a sole Copa del Rey start.
In the club's first foray into the Premier League
International Cup, Manchester United's U23's faced off against reigning champions Villarreal at what can now be called the
youth side's home ground of Leigh Sports Village.
With that tournament now in the books, Akinola has spent time with the Eredivisie club's
youth side - coached by former Netherlands
international Mark van Bommel - as he considers his next move.
Ajer joined Celtic from Norwegian club Start in 2016 and has since gone on to represent Norway's full
international side this season, having played for all levels for the Scandinavian country's
youth side.
Chappuis is a former Switzerland
youth international and featured in all seven matches as the Swiss
side won the 2009 FIFA U17 World Cup.
Nigeria
youth international Musa Yahaya who is out on loan to Portimonense of Portugal from English Premiership
side Tottenham Hotspurs made his competitive debut for the team in their 1 - 0 win over Farense.
The England
youth international has been prolific on the
international stage for the Three Lions» Under - 17, Under - 19 and Under - 20
sides, with 14 goals to his name.
The United States
youth international has also demonstrated a marked improvement with regards to his ability to cope with the physical
side of the game.
The 21 - year - old France
youth international joined as a free agent in 2013 after his contract expired at French
side Auxerre.
On the sporting
side, the budget stated that Ghana would be taking part in a number of
international competitions such as
Youth Olympics Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina from the 6th to the 18th of October, 2018.