Cesc Fabregas did many things during his time at Arsenal, but arguably the most influential factor of his arrival to this shores was to wake up the Premier League fraternity to the wealth of young talent abroad, should clubs be prepared to take a gamble and look to utilise their obscure policy in Europe over the age you can sign players to professional forms. The likes of Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United have certainly taken advantage of this, although it is fair to say that they have had mixed fortunes with their recruits.

They say in life that if at first you don’t succeed then try again and the Premier League big boys certainly haven’t been put off by it – hardly surprising when you see the premium that is put on young English players in this country.

The latest list below looks at some of the best young talent in world football and whom the Premier League big boys should be looking to snap up.

Click on James Rodriguez to unveil the 10