{"id":287229,"date":"2023-08-30T17:39:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T17:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=287229"},"modified":"2023-08-30T17:39:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T17:39:04","slug":"the-under-the-radar-wonderkids-your-club-should-be-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/the-under-the-radar-wonderkids-your-club-should-be-signing\/","title":{"rendered":"The under the radar wonderkids YOUR club should be signing&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A Portuguese defender compared to Ruben Dias, A Ukrainian midfield maestro and an African teenager&#8230; the under the radar wonderkids YOUR club should be signing&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CIES Football Observatory Weekly has compiled a list of 100 top youngsters<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>They play outside Europe&#8217;s top five leagues but are ready for the next step<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A new study has picked out the best young players currently playing outside Europe\u2019s top five leagues and it could be of serious interest to your club.<\/p>\n<p>The CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post has presented a list of 100 players born in 2002 or later who are lying under the radar and in the best position to take their careers to the next level.<\/p>\n<p>Top of that list is 19-year-old Benfica centre-back Antonio Silva, who has been labelled the next Ruben Dias.<\/p>\n<p>They estimate the defender\u2019s transfer value at \u00a388m and believe he is ready to follow in Dias\u2019 footsteps and leave Benfica to star in a major league.<\/p>\n<p>Silva cites the Manchester City star as a hero of his, and even wears the same No.66 shirt that Dias wore when he was coming through the ranks at Estadio da Luz.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/17\/74882829-12462251-image-a-7_1693414311390.jpg\" height=\"414\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Portuguese centre-back Antonio Silva is a dominant presence in defence for Benfica\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 6ft 2in Portuguese has been described as an old-school centre-half while also being stylish on the ball.<\/p>\n<p>He made 49 appearances in all competitions last season, scoring five goals in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Silva is ahead of two players born in 2002, Sao Paulo midfielder Pablo Maia (21) and Shakhtar Donetsk aplaymakr Georgiy Sudakov (20).<\/p>\n<p>Maia, valued at \u00a315m, has already made 100 appearances for his club and was linked with the likes of Fulham, West Ham and Nottingham Forest earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Sudakov has already played seven matches for Ukraine and has 10 goals and 12 assists in 60 games for Shakhtar.<\/p>\n<p>Valued at \u00a330m, his former U21 coach has said that he is good enough to play for Manchester City of Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/17\/74882823-12462251-image-a-12_1693414347399.jpg\" height=\"459\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/17\/74882825-12462251-image-m-11_1693414339048.jpg\" height=\"459\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Georgiy Sudakov (left) and Pablo Maia (right) are two midfielders that have caught the eye\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona\u2019s new recruit Vitor Roque is in fourth place, an impressive ranking for a player born in 2005.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Arthur Vermeeren are the only other players born in 2005 in the top 100 and both could be available for under \u00a320m.<\/p>\n<p>CIES say the 100-based experience capital metric &#8216;is particularly useful for scouts, as it enables them to rank players by considering both their playing time and the sporting level of matches played.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This makes it easy to identify the talents whose recruitment offers the best guarantees of success.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12462251\/A-Portuguese-defender-compared-Ruben-Dias-Ukrainian-maestro-African-teenager-radar-wonderkids-club-signing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>A Portuguese defender compared to Ruben Dias, A Ukrainian midfield maestro and an African teenager&#8230; 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