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In the ever-churning machine of French football development, few conveyor belts have proven as efficient as Stade de Reims. From Hugo Ekitike to Axel Disasi, the club has long been a fertile breeding ground for precocious talent.
In an era where French football continues to churn out attacking gems, one name increasingly on the radar of scouts across Europe is Eli Junior Kroupi. The FC Lorient forward, barely out of his teenage years, has emerged as one of Ligue 1’s most electrifying young attackers. Kroupi has combined instinctive finishing with technical precision and positional intelligence that defies his age.
Noe Lebreton has caught the eye for Caen in recent months, firmly establishing himself as a future French international and likely to make a move to a bigger club soon.
Argentine youngster Alan Velasco has caught the eye with dozens of impressive peformances playing for Major League Soccer side FC Dallas. The 21-year-old winger has been earmarked as a potential successor to the great Leo Messi, and has all of the potential and time on his side.
Prodigious defensive talent Maxim Dekker is seen as one of Europe's best young defenders, with the AZ Alkmaar player rumoured to be attracting interest from several Premier League sides. Dekker has come through the ranks at AZ and has appeared at every youth level for the Netherlands.
FC Copenhagen have an emerging talent within their ranks in right-back Elias Jelert, the 20-year-old defender that has caught the eye in his first full season as a starting XI member of the club's side. Now a full Denmark international, the player continues to catch the eye in the Danish Superliga.
An emerging talent in Serie A, Italy youth international Tommaso Baldanzi has been making waves at Empoli since forcing his way into the club's starting XI in 2020. The 20-year-old attacking midfielder has represented Italy at every single youth level and currently plays for the under-21 side.
19-year-old starlet Andreas Schjelderup is one to watch in the future, as the Norway youth international has finally forced his way into Benfica's future plans despite a loan spell in Denmark with Nordsjaelland. Benfica paid a reported 15 million euros for Schjelderup, and the left winger who can also play up front or behind a striker, is seen as a huge prospect.
If ever there was a potential successor to Zinedine Zidane, in Badredine Bounanani French Ligue 1 side Nice have one. The talented Lille-born forward has emerged through Lille's youth team before making a transfer to current club Nice in 2022, and the 18-year-old is fast proving himself to be one of Europe's best up and coming talents.
23-year-old midfielder Salif Abdul Samed has caught the eye with recent performances for French side Lens. Last season, the Ligue 1 outfit massively outperformed their own expectations and Samed happened to be the hidden secret star at the base of the French club's midfield.
Considered one of France's brightest young prospects, Manu Kone began his career in his homeland with numerous sides such as Paris FC, Boulogne-Billancourt before finally transferring to Toulouse in 2016. A few years later, he had already forced his way into Toulouse's first-team and the eyes of Europe watched as this now 22-year-old midfielder captivated Ligue 1 with numerous impressive displays.
Rayan Cherki is an attacking midfielder currently playing for Ligue 1 club Lyon, and the 19-year-old has captured the interest of Premier League club Chelsea during the 2022/23 transfer window after a number of impressive performances in the French top flight last season.
French left-back Adrien Truffert has already appeared once for the France national side, and that trust bestowed upon him by manager Didier Deschamps is indicative of the talent the Rennes star possessess. The 5 foot 9 left-back has caught the eye in Ligue 1 with a number of wonderful displays, and numerous top clubs have been monitoring the defender's progress.
The Dutch press have already hailed Babadi as a future star of this generation, with the PSV Eindhoven player catching the eye with a number of impressive displays for youth team Jong PSV. The 17-year-old midfielder already has 8 caps for the Dutch under-17 international side, scoring two goals, and his versatility as a forward or midfielder has attracted several top teams' interest.
If Roony Bardghji is not a name you're familiar with now, you should probably get used to hearing it! Roony Bardghji is a talented Kuwait-born midfielder currently playing in Denmark for Copenhagen, and at the age of just 16-years-old has already helped himself to a place in the Danish Superliga side's first team.
