It seems that now more than ever there are so many new potential stars in the world of football. Young players have become a staple in all of the top European teams like Juventus, Manchester City and Real Madrid. It seems that every week we hear about a player that is going to be the new Messi or Ronaldo. Although with great potential can come great disappointment. Freddy Adu was labeled by everyone as the new Pele when he was only 16 years old and we have not heard anything about him in 10 years. I have come up with a pick of the top three players that I think have the potential to be the next best player in the world, and not flop like the rest.
Kylian Mbappé Lottin (18)
Drawing comparisons with the great Thierry Henry, the Frenchman from Monaco, Mbappe, has had a riot of a season in both Ligue 1 and the Champions League. At the age of 18 Mbappe has racked up 26 goals in his second season in the league making him the fifth highest goal scorer this season. Along with that he is the man responsible for bringing his club Monaco to the semi-finals in the champions, having scored 6 goals in all games. He is a fast potent striker who is a always on the move and hard to defend. I predict he will earn himself a big transfer this summer to a club which deserves his skill.
Christian Pulisic (18)
Christian Pulisic is one of the most exiting American athletes at the moment because he’s young and actually good at soccer for an American. He currently plays for one Borussia Dortmund, one of the best teams in the German Bundesliga. Pulisic started off his first professional season as a substitute, but soon found himself in the starting 11 each week providing goals and assists left, right and center. He is also a regular in the US men’s national team, taking the loan striker from iconic US goal scorer Clint Dempsey. Christian Pulisic is truly going to be the new Captain America one day.
Gabriel Jesus (19)
The new signing from Palmeiras, Gabriel Jesus has lit up the premier league even with being plagued by injury this season. The Brazilian signed for Manchester City this season and has scored 7 goals in only a short 10 appearances, even scoring on his debut. He even replaced Sergio Aguero, one of the Premier League’s top strikers before suffering his foot injury that took him out for the rest of the season. When Gabriel Jesus is finally fit he will surely score many goals in his up coming career.
