Wonderkids have always been a key part of the Football Manager series. There's nothing more satisfying then uncovering a gem on the game and seeing them flourish.
This year will be no different and with players all around the world getting their teeth struck into the FM20 beta version of the game, here are the 12 most exciting youngsters you need to sign - based on their potential ratings from RealSport101.
12. Hamed Junior Traore
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Club: Sassuolo
Country: Ivory Coast
Current ability: 136
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Potential ability: 173
The 19-year old midfielder is able to play in a number of positions and could be your first-choice option in the middle of the park for years to come.
11. Nicolo Zaniolo
Club: Roma
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Country: Italy
Current ability: 143
Potential ability: 174
If you're looking for an exciting right-sided player who loves to cut in from the left, then Zaniolo is well worth a punt. The 19-year old is already an established player for club and country but still has plenty of room for improvement.
10. Thiago Almada
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Club: Velez Sarsfield
Country: Argentina
Current ability: 120
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Potential ability: 175
The 18-year old has been linked with a transfer to Premier League champions Manchester City in the past and looks like he could be a bit of a tidy pick up on this year's game.
9. Phil Foden
Club: Manchester City
Country: England
Current ability: 140
Potential ability: 175
Pep Guardiola's prodigy has a starting value of £35 million on the game and will no doubt be worth even more than that if given the right amount of game-time and training off the pitch.
8. Joao Felix
Club: Atletico Madrid
Country: Portugal
Current ability: 149
Potential ability: 179
The second-most expensive teenager in football appears to have all the tools to go to the very top and it looks like FM are inclined to agree given the level he is able to reach on the game.
7. Myron Boadu
Club: AZ Alkmaar
Country: Netherlands
Current ability: 125
Potential ability: 176
Valued at £4.5 million, with wages of £1900 a week on the game, Boadu could well be an absolute steal on your save. His 13 finishing is perhaps not so generous given he's bagged seven goals in eleven Eredivisie games this term but he's definitely one for the future.
6. Reinier
Club: Flamengo
Country: Brazil
Current ability: 110
Potential ability: 176
FM and Brazilian wonderkids are typically a winning combination and one starlet with plenty of promise is 17-year old attacking midfielder Reinier, who is valued at £215,000.
5. Vinicius Junior
Club: Real Madrid
Country: Brazil
Current ability: 144
Potential ability: 178
A Brazilian who is already on the cusp of achieving big things, £22.5 million rated Vinicius Junior already starts out with impressive stats such as 17 dribbling, 17 acceleration, 16 agility, 16 pace, 16 technique, 16 flair and 18 determination on the game.
Don't be surprised if he's in Ballon d'Or contention on your save.
4. Jadon Sancho
Club: Borussia Dortmund
Country: England
Current ability: 150
Potential ability: 178
Sticking with the ready-made talents, Sancho will no doubt be one of the most in-demand players on FM thanks to ratings such as 18 agility, 17 dribbling, 17 acceleration, 17 technique, 16 vision, and 16 flair.
The boy-wonder is valued at £27 million but it's inevitable that his price tag will increase as time goes on.
3. Sergio Gomez
Club: Huesca (on loan from Borussia Dortmund)
Country: Spain
Current ability: 140
Potential ability: 180
He may be playing in the Spanish second division this term but surely he will be playing at a higher level in your FM save. The former Barcelona midfielder is valued at £2.1 million and boasts numbers such as 17 technique, 16 vision, 16 flair, 16 first touch and 14 passing.
2. Callum Hudson-Odoi
Club: Chelsea
Country: England
Current ability: 140
Potential ability: 180
The most promising English youngster on the game, it looks set to be lots of fun to play with both him and Chelsea this year - thanks in part to their transfer ban and subsequent blooding of young players from Frank Lampard.
The 18-year old has 16 acceleration, 15 pace, and 15 dribbling and already has a £25 million price-tag from the off.
1. Ansu Fati
Club: FC Barcelona
Country: Spain
Current ability: 120
Potential ability: 187
So young that Barcelona had to ask his parents' permission for him to make his debut, 16-year old Ansu Fati has been fast-tracked into the Barcelona first-team and became the youngest player in La Liga history to score and assist a goal in the same game.
With 17 agility, 17 flair, 16 acceleration, 15 dribbling, 15 technique and 13 finishing, expect big things of him in FM, where he is valued at just £825,000.
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