The Bundesliga is fantastic at nurturing young talent. Here are the top five young players to watch this season in the German league.
The Bundesliga is famous for producing young talent, and unfortunately for the rest of the world they also excel at holding onto them. Here are five young stars to watch out for this season in no particular order.
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5) Max Meyer
Heavily linked with a move to Liverpool this summer by the Metro, Meyer had a fantastic season last year with Schalke making 41 appearances and scoring seven times. He has previously been linked to Chelsea, but opted to stay in Germany to ensure first team football. At just 18 he is a fantastic prospect, and we could see him in the Premier League very soon.
4) Niklas Sule
At 19 Sule has already had a full season as an established first teamer in Hoffenheim’s defence. He was linked with a move to Arsenal towards the end of last season by eyefootball, the youngster would no doubt fit right in with the Gunners growing German contingent.
3) Juan Bernat
The 21-year-old Spanish left back was superb at Valencia before making the move to Bayern Munich, and although he has a lot of competition in front of him he is looking like a fantastic prospect for Guardiola’s team.
2) Loris Karius
One of the German League’s best young goalkeepers, Karius was tipped to join Liverpool to replace Pepe Reina by BleacherReport. Calm and composed beyond his years, he kept a massive number of clean sheets last season; helping his team to a top half finish.
1) Maximilian Arnold
Having made his debut for Wolfsburg at 17, the 20-year-old has matured greatly since then and is now an important part of the team. A keen eye has been kept on him by Arsenal and Juventus according to SkySports, but Arnold believed he wasn’t ready for a move just yet.
There are many other fantastic young players in the Bundesliga so feel free to let us know in the comments if you think we should have included any others.