What happened to the 20 players Gazzetta dello Sport named as the top young talents in world football in 2014

A decade ago, Gazzetta dello Sport were accused of "playing too much Football Manager" after the Italian outlet published a list of the best talents in world football under the age of 20.

The year 2014 was an interesting one, to say the least.

Luis Suarez sank his teeth into Giorgio Chiellini's shoulder at the World Cup, MK Dons knocked four goals past Manchester United in the Carabao Cup and Adnan Januzaj was tipped to dominate football for years to come.

At the time, Januzaj had scored a brace on his first start for United – a 2-1 win away at Sunderland – and he soon penned a five-year deal at Old Trafford. The Belgian was even nominated for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award.

Gazzetta dello Sport were convinced by his talents, placing him at the top of their list containing the 20 best young talents in world football.

But after a receiving Ryan Giggs' iconic number 11 shirt in August 2014, he was soon loaned out to Borussia Dortmund and Sunderland before sealing a permanent transfer to Real Sociedad. He is currently on a season-long loan at Las Palmas from La Liga side Sevilla.

So who else is included in the list? A number of former Manchester United players feature, including Anthony Martial and Memphis Depay, while former Ajax and Middlesbrough striker Viktor Fischer was ranked 11th in the overall standings.

Here's the top 20 list in full:

20.) Nabil Bentaleb (Midfielder)

THEN: Tottenham Hotspur

NOW: Lille

19.) Simone Scuffet (Goalkeeper)

THEN: Udinese

NOW: Cagliari

18.) Adrien Rabiot (Midfielder)

THEN: Paris Saint-Germain

NOW: Marseille

17.) Memphis Depay (Forward)

THEN: PSV Eindhoven

NOW: Corinthians

16.) Kurt Zouma (Defender)

THEN: Saint-Etiene

NOW: West Ham United

15.) Anthony Martial (Forward)

THEN: Monaco

NOW: AEK Athens

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14.) Jean-Paul Boetius (Forward)

THEN: Feyenoord

NOW: Free agent

13.) Aleksandar Mitrovic (Forward)

THEN: Anderlecht

NOW: Al Hilal

12.) Hakan Calhanoglu (Midfielder)

THEN: Hamburg

NOW: Inter Milan

11.) Viktor Fischer (Forward)

THEN: Ajax

NOW: Retired

10.) Lucas Ocampos (Forward)

THEN: Monaco

NOW: Monterrey

Image credit: Getty

9.) Domenico Berardi (Forward)

THEN: Sassuolo

NOW: Sassuolo

8.) Luke Shaw (Defender)

THEN: Southampton

NOW: Manchester United

7.) Leon Goretzka (Midfielder)

THEN: Schalke 04

NOW: Bayern Munich

6.) Zakaria Bakkali (Winger)

THEN: PSV Eindhoven

NOW: Free agent

5.) Raheem Sterling (Winger)

THEN: Liverpool

NOW: Chelsea. On loan at Arsenal

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4.) Gerard Deulofeu (Winger)

THEN: Everton

NOW: Udinese

3.) Marquinhos (Defender)

THEN: Paris Saint-Germain

NOW: Paris Saint-Germain

2.) Lucas Piazon (Winger)

THEN: Chelsea

NOW: AVS

1.) Adnan Januzaj (Winger)

THEN: Manchester United

NOW: Sevilla. On loan at Las Palmas

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