English Premier League is the most popular football league in the world and the competition is very much tougher than other leagues with every team leaving no breathing space for others.
It is very tough for young players to break into the first teams in Premier League as there is very less time to settle in. The level of the competition is very high and their lack of experience makes it very hard for them to make an instant mark.
However, we have seen players like Ryan Giggs, Steven Gerrard, Cesc Fabregas and many more making a name in the League since their young age.
The likes of Raheem Sterling, Jack Wilshere, Ross Barkley, Aaron Ramsey etc have made a name for themselves in England for their respective clubs in the recent years and became a vital part of their respective first teams.
We are making a list of some lesser known young players to look out for this season in Premier League who can reach the heights if they are guided well and shown a proper direction by their managers.
1) Jack Grealish: The 19 year old Northen Ireland youngster showed glimpses of his talent last season. The young attacking midfielder took a key role in Aston villa’s Premier League survival after the appointment of Tim Sherwood.
Grealish started for Villa in 11 games last season and came on as a substitute in 13 games. With good dribbling ability, crossing and impressive passing abilty, he impressed a lot of fans last season. His set piece delivery is also very good and he will only improve with age and experience.
Grealish was part of the club’s under-19 team that won the 2012–13 NextGen Series. He was awarded Aston Villa Young Player of the season in 2014-15.
With the departure of Delph and Benteke, Grealish will have to take a responsibity for a weakened Aston Villa side.
2) Andreas Pereira: The 19 year Brazilian attacking midfielder is very highly rated and having a good pre season with Red Devils.
He joined Manchester United from PSV in 2011 and made his Premier League debut last season against Spurs as a substitute after making his club debut in League Cup in a 4-0 defeat against MK Dons.
He signed a long term contract at Old Trafford on 1st May, 2015.
Pereira recently had a very good 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign where Brazils lost 2-1 in the final against Serbia although he found the net in that match.
Pereira was voted Manchester United’s under-21 player of the year for 2014–15.
3) Jordan Ibe: The 19 year old English winger is a highly rated youngster coming out from the Liverpool academy.
Ibe made his for Liverpool in the final game of the 2012-13 season, starting the match and assisting Philippe Coutinho for the only goal of the match against Queens Park Rangers.
After impressive loan spells at Birmingham City and Derby County, Ibe was called back form loan by Brendan Rogders in January 2015 to add firepower to his struggling team and Ibe did very well since returning.
Ibe signed a new long term contract with the Reds and expected to show his talents this season.
4) Aleksandar Mitrovic: The highly rated 20 year old Serbian striker joined Newcastle this season on a five-year deal for a reported £13 million from Belgian giants Anderlecht.
The young striker won multiple of individual, country and club honours in his career so far.
His club honours are- 1 Serbian Super Liga, 1 Belgian Pro League and 1 Belgian Super Cup.
He won UEFA under 19 Championship for his country in 2013.
He was awarded 2013 UEFA under 19 Championship Golden Player.
He was also a part of 2012-13 Serbian Super Liga Team of the Season.
5) James Ward-Prowse- The 20 year old Southampton midfielder is regarded as a part of the club and country’s future.
The player featured for every youth setups in England.
The player has already featured in 90 matches for the Saints despite his young age.
Ward-Prowse is mainly a central midfielder and can also play as an attacking midfielder and a right winger.
The midfielder had 6 assists and 1 goal last season for the Saints from his 16 starts in Premier League.
The Saints starlet is a very good set piece taker and has been compared to David Beckham for his impressive set piece deliveries.