The Premier League treats us to some amazing footballing talent each and every week, but which players have that little something extra? These youngsters have certainly got the skills to pay the bills and can showboat like Ronaldo, dribble like Messi and get football fans on the edge of their seats for years to come.
The Boy Has Got Skills
Dalglish and Villas-Boas’ £2m pursuit highlights the lengths clubs go
As Chelsea and Liverpool battle it out for fourteen-year-old MK Dons midfielder Seyi Ojo many are left bewildered at the price tag for such a young and unproven player. Yes, Ojo is playing years above his age group for both England and MK Dons but at what point did the …
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‘The Boy Has Got Skills’ – Diego Renan
Name: Diego Renan Age: 21 Position: Full back Club: Cruzerio
Given his rise to prominence and Premier League clubs such as Arsenal and Liverpool’s need for quality full-backs, Diego Renan may well be on his way to Europe sooner than most pundits would have thought. What high praise indeed for the new star of …
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‘The Boy Has Got Skills’ – Manuel Lanzini
Name: Manuel Lanzini Club: River Plate Position: Attacking Midfielder Age: 18
After spending the last couple of weeks examining the emerging talents coming out of Brazil, ThisisFutbol’s South American Watch returns to Argentina and to to one of the most celebrated academies in the world, River Plate. The River Plate academy is famous across …
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‘The Boy Has Got Skills’ – Alexis Sanchez
When Manchester City are linked with yet another player I have never heard of for £26 million then it has to surely be another overpriced move for a player who is merely in good form. But then Manchester United entered the race for winger Alexis Sanchez, and I began to …
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‘The Boy Has Got Skills’ – Markus Henriksen
Norway gave us the music band ‘A-Ha’, and I am sure we are all very grateful for this, however, when it comes to the world of football Norway has never produced the world’s best superstars. Admittedly, players such as Tore Andre Flo were very talented and loveable characters, but they …
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‘The Boy Has Got Skills’ – Lucas Piazon
A Brazilian is the centre of a huge transfer talking point over at Stamford Bridge at the moment and, surprisingly, his name isn’t Neymar; Chelsea having agreed a pre-contract deal with Sao Paulo’s Lucas Piazon. Piazon, however, cannot join the London outfit until he turns eighteen years old in January …
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‘The Boy Has Got Skills’ – Conor Coady
Liverpool and England youth star Conor Coady recently broke into the media spotlight with a stunning effort for England against Germany, but he has been at the forefront of the Liverpool u18s system for quite some time now.
The 18 year old has represented the England youth setup on various levels …
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‘The Boy Has Got Skills’ – Ravel Morrison
You have probably woken up this morning to a torrent of Manchester United fans raving about their U18 starlet, Ravel Morrison.
Dubbed ‘the new Ashley Young’, Morrison may promise to have a bright future and he hit headlines recently with a fantastic double to book United’s youth team a place in …
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‘The Boy Has Got Skills’ – Keisuke Honda
Seems like every forum on the planet just keeps on buzzing about this guy and every football fan wants him at their club; but what is so special about Keisuke Honda?
The Japanese superstar is renowned for his free kick taking abilities, but his creative flair has also caught the eye …
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‘The Boy Has Got Skills’ – Wellington Silva
Under Arsene Wenger, Arsenal have a long history of bringing in talented youngsters from all around the world and grooming them into Premier League quality players. One player who is at the start of this process is Wellington Silva.
Signed from Fluminense for £3.5million in December 2009, Wellington officially joined the …
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