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Pedri with the Golden Boy 2021

A LIST FULL OF HIGHS AND LOWS

The hits and misses of the last 10 'Golden Boy'

Published:21/10/2022 - 19:08h

Updated:21/10/2022 - 19:08h

The last 10 'Golden Boy' have marked a before and after in current football, with outstanding performances but also several performances that leave much to be desired

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Gavi Has done with the Golden Boy 2022 after the magazine 'Tuttosport' desvelara this Friday to each one of the awarded in his different categories. However, although the recognition rewards to the best young footballer of the year, also is true that no all those that achieve it finish with a career in style in the European elite.

2011: Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund)

One of the most recognised footballers in Germany by his go through the selection. In the Borussia Dortmund gave his first steps beside Robert Lewandowski and Marco Reus, reaching a final of Champions of the hand of Jürgen Klopp. This did him fichar by the Bayern Munich, but the physical problems mermaron his exert to the point to remain in the ostracism. In spite of this, marked the goal that would give him the World-wide of Brazil 2014 to the germanos in the extention in front of the selection of Argentina. Today it does life in the Eintracht Frankfurt.

2012: Isco Alarcón (Málaga)

One of the best technical talents that has had Spain. It did renown in Europe by his explosion in the Málaga, where almost reaches the final of League of Champions in 2013. This cost him for fichar by the Real Madrid where had major prominence from the beginning, although little by little it happened to a second plane to the point to happen more time in the bench that on the lawn. With 'The Red' neither became differential and at present is a member of the Seville of Jorge Sampaoli.

2013: Paul Pogba (Juventus)

A footballer without ceiling that braked him. Servant in the inferior of the Manchester United, finished going out like free agent to the Juventus where did like one of the best midfield players of the world. It reached a final of Champions with the 'bianconeri' and afterwards would return to the United in return of 105 million euros. Here it would disappear the best Pogba. The French never could show his best version in England and finished going out to cost zero in 2022 again to the Juve, where would fall lesionado of the knee. This if, with his selection always has showed a big level and even won the World-wide of Russia 2018.

2014: Raheem Sterling (Liverpool)

It gave his first steps in the Liverpool being a swift attacker and with a lot of dynamics with the balloon in his feet. It won the fast titularity with the 'reds' but the Manchester City would finish fichándole and giving him another dimension thanks to the style of Pep Guardiola. Nevertheless, it preferred to change of airs the past summer with direction to Chelsea in research of the minutes that did not have in the Etihad Stadium.

2015: Anthony Martial (Manchester United)

Too many expectations when it was player of the ACE Monaco and another bad purchase of the United. His first impressions from Tie it 1 were promising, but when dressing the elastic 'network devil' became a shadow inside the alignments. The injuries have been frequent in his career to the point that nowadays keeps of drop with some lumbar damages in the infirmary of Old Trafford.

2016: Renato Sanches (Bayern of Munich)

Quiza One of the biggest pricks that has had the Bayern in his history. The Germans paid 35 million euros by a promise of 19 years that was breaking it in the Benfica, but the time dictated sentence that it did not have wood of 'crack'. The elastic Bavarian remained him big and finished being yielded to the Swansea and later sold to the Lille, where played the sufficient to call the attention of the PSG. With Portugal has minutes and for Christophe Galtier is a 'covered' in some commitments.

2017: Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)

The most valuable player according to the portal 'Transfermarkt'. From his starts began without brake and his good feelings did that the PSG disbursed 120 million euros by a footballer of 19 years that has showed to cost his weight in gold. It is called to occupy, beside Erling Haaland, the places that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo leave when hanging the booties. In his recámara already has a World-wide and is expecting to achieve his first Champions League.

2018: Matthijs of Ligt (Ajax)

The only defender that has done with the merecimiento. Now footballer of the Bayern, concretised a very solid campaign with the Ajax and was a short seconds to contest the final of the Champions in front of the Liverpool. The Juve rascó the pocket for ficharle but did not finish to adapt and in Germany is having a second opportunity for avivar his career.

2019: Joao Félix (Athletic of Madrid)

Course to be another of the big failures of the 'Golden Boy'. The Athletic used the money of the exit of Antoine Griezmann to hire to a teenager with good numbers in Portugal. With good touch of balloon and quality in his feet, landed in the team of the 'Cholo' Simeone but nowadays is not leading for the Argentinian. His fault of character has carried him to the ostracism and from does several summers that his continuity has been in the air.

2020: Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund)

The heir of Robert Lewandowski. A '9' born, with power, speed and determination. The main candidate to beat the records goleadores of Messi and Cristiano. It began his career in the RB Salzburg and his impact in League of Champions carried him to fichar by the Dortmund. They sufficed two seasons so that the City purchased his services and does not exist anybody that can detain his smell goleador, neither in Premier neither in Champions. In 14 meetings with the 'citizens' already adds 20 annotations, a figure that will not stop here.

2021: Pedri (FC Barcelona)

Pedri Is the one who initiated the big sportive project that has the Barcelona in his staff. The Canarian enjoys of intelligence, touch, agility and precision to drive the ball, what is a clear wink to the philosophy of game culé. With a value of 90 million euros, has consolidated like a pillar in the alignments of Xavi Hernández, and beside Gavi, aspire to be the pair of midfield players that elevate to the Barça again to the glory.

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