Messi Names His Top 5 Most Talented Young Footballers (No1 Will Knock you out)

Ballon d'or winner and Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, has named his list of top 5 young rising footballers in the world presently.

Messi, who is widely considered as one of the greatest footballers of all-time, believes this young talents have the potential to become the best players the World will see.






When asked to name his top 5 youth footballers on the rise,” Messi told reporters ;

5.Ousmane Dembele.




Ousmane Dembele is not a punctual guy but he has a lot of other virtues. One of them is very hard to find in football and that is his capacity to use his right and left foot indiscriminately.And he is a player with incredible pace and skillful dribbling which makes him a real problem for defenders and he also posseses a good eye for goal.

4.Frenkie De Jong.




One of Frenkie's strongest attributes is his ability to keep the play moving. He's not the kind of man to sit back and see what happens. His average of 82.4 passes ranks him ninth in Europe, and only Toni Kroos and Marco Verratti were more active in this season's Champions League.

3.Leroy Sane'.




A clear and present threat on either flank, his main assets are his dribbling skills, his effectiveness in one-on-ones, his speed and explosive qualities, and his excellent shooting. With a fine left foot, he also possesses great balance and is tremendously elusive.

2.Jadon Sancho.




Sancho’s key attribute which makes him a promising prospect is his dribbling. The Englishman has good control over the ball and moves his feet swiftly.The teenager is extremely quick with and without the ball at his feet and makes intelligent runs into space. His acceleration in synergy with his dribbling makes him a nightmare for any defender to take on in a one-on-one situation.

1.Phil Foden.




Firstly he is a playmaker. He always has the adaptability to lead the game thanks to very good qualities with and without the ball. He scores and provides assists in the same quantities, the mark of top players, being decisive whatever his position on the field.

Phil Foden is very fast and smart. Here he oriented his body to be ready to get the ball and move forward quickly.

Like Iniesta, he is also a dribbler thanks to an incredible left foot. Moreover, he has a particular physique. He is quite thin for a player reaching such a level (even more for the Premier League) and boasts excellent stamina and maximum speed.