Top 5 most valuable youngsters (central midfielder)

Several young players are currently profiles for their clubs, we have chosen to look at the top 5 talents with the highest worth according to Transfermarkt. 

Pedri – (€90m)

19-year-old Pedri from Barcelona has played so far 952 minutes across all competitions and scored two goals. 

Pedri is known for his technical skills and his passing skills. In this year’s La Liga season he has a pass success percentage of 90,8 and that is one of the reasons why he is compared to the former Barcelona profile Iniesta. 

Pedri possesses a great football mind and his ability to know when to hold the ball or support the attack with offensive runs or long direct passes is one of the reasons why is one of the most valuable youngsters (€90m) 

Pedri needs to be more stable in his game to be the first man chosen in start eleven every time. If he can be more dangerous in front of goal both scoring goals and specially making more assists (he only has 4 Barcelona assists in his senior career so far), then he will without doubt be one of the best midfielders in Barcelona history. 

Jude Bellingham – (€90m)

19-year-old Jude Bellingham was a huge success last season for Dortmund where he scored 6 goals and made 11 assists in all competitions. 
Bellingham has started this season strong, especially in the Champions League 4 goals and 1 assists in 4 games, these performances have brought massive interest from the biggest clubs around Europe. Liverpool and Real Madrid are both expected to have Bellingham as their top transfer target next summer. 

Bellingham is a modern midfielder who is strong both defensively and offensively.  He has 2,3 shots per game which shows his ability to participate in the offensive actions. 
His ability to dribble is also completely unique when talking about a central midfield player and he is often the architect behind the goals scored by Dortmund.

Bellingham can still build on his play, especially his stats in assists has to be better than they have been in the last seasons.

Phil Foden – (€90m)

Phil Foden is probably the most successful young midfielder at the moment. He has for several seasons shown his value in terms of goals and assists for Manchester City and it seems that he has only built on his talent this season. 

So far, he has 7 goals and 3 assists in 14 games this season, which is more than his expected goals xG 3,06. 
He has 14 shots on target which means he scores on every second shot he has on target, effective! 

Phil Foden is undoubtedly one of the greatest English talents and he will be one of the key players when England go to the World Cup in Qatar. 
His strength on the field is his passing skills, his ability to make key passes and of course his finishing in front of goals, all skills that make him one of the most valuable players in the world. 

His weakness is his defensive contribution and his aerial skills. 

Federico Valverde (€80m)

At the age of 24, Valverde has finally become the profile for Real Madrid that we all were waiting for.  
With 5 goals and 2 assists in 14 games in all competitions he has been one of the most important players this season and he has been praised for his ability to play multiple positions. 

His ability with the ball both in the passing game and his long passes is like watching Modric in a young version. He has a pass success percentage of 88,4 %. 
Another strength he has is his dribble skills and his finishing skills in front of the goal. 

Valverde is every coach's dream as he can do a bit of everything, the only thing he has to work with in the future is his defensive contribution. 

Gavi (€80m)

18 years old Gavi has won the Kopa Trophy which is awarded to the best performing player under the age of 21.

Gavi has been compared to Barcelona legend Xavi, due to his passing and dribble skills. His pass success percentage is 90,9 % which is one of the highest in La Liga.
His drive with the ball and the speed is the reason why he has been named the world's best talent. 

In the future he must become more decisive in terms of goals and assists, he also needs to improve physically if he wants to be one of the greatest midfielders in Barcelona history.