Borussia Dortmund starlet Jadon Sancho tops La Gazzetta dello Sport's 60 best under-20 players in world football ahead of Juventus summer signing Matthijs de Ligt.
The England international tops the list ahead of Dutch phenom De Ligt with Kai Havertz, Vinicius Junior and Joao Felix making up the top five.
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English talents in the shape of Phil Foden (7) and Ryan Sessegnon (9) are placed within the top 10.
Real Madrid's Japanese sensation Kubo, who has impressed in pre-season, enters the list in at No.27, while Manchester United hotshot Mason Greenwood (46) cracks the top 50.
The list also includes Arsenal's Reiss Nelson, Barcelona's Riqui Puig, Chelsea's Mason Mount and Liverpool's Rhian Brewster.
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Here's the list in full:
60. Alexis Mendez - Ajax
59. Andrea Pinamonti - Inter Milan
58. Rhian Brewster - Liverpool
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57. Ezequiel Barco - Atlanta United
56. Ozan Muhammed Kabak - Schalke
55. Thiago Almada - Velez Sarsfield
54. Giorgi Chakvetadze - Gent
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53. Sebastian Soto - Hannover
52. Ethan Ampadu - Chelsea
51. Jean-Clair Todibo - Barcelona
50. Tahith Chong - Manchester United
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49. Paulinho - Bayer Leverkusen
48. Mason Mount - Chelsea
47. Lucien Agoume - Inter Milan
46. Mason Greenwood - Manchester United
45. Abdulkadir Omur - Trabzonspor
44. Boubacar Kamara - Marseille
43. Nicolas Schiappacasse - Atletico Madrid
42. Jose Campana - Levante
41. Reinier - Flamengo
40. Gedson Fernandes - Benfica
39. Riqui Puig - Barcelona
38. Agustin Almendra - Boca Juniors
37. Malang Sarr - Nice
36. Hannes Wolf - Red Bull Salzburg
35. Ferran Torres - Valencia
34. Andriy Lunin - Real Madrid
33. Lincoln - Flamengo
32. Evan N'Dicka - Eintracht Frankfurt
31. Arne Maier - Hertha Berlin
30. Reiss Nelson - Arsenal
29. Sandro Tonali - Brescia
28. Willem Geubbels - AS Monaco
27. Takefusa Kubo - Real Madrid
26. Samuel Chukwueze - Villarreal
25. Ibrahima Konate - RB Leipzig
24. Alban Lafont - Nantes
23. Jann-Fiete Arp - Bayern Munich
22. Sergio Gomez - Borussia Dortmund
21. Dominik Szoboszlai - Red Bull Salzburg
20. Diogo Dalot - Manchester United
19. Declan Rice - West Ham
18. Alphonso Davies - Bayern Munich
17. Brahim Diaz - Real Madrid
16. Matteo Guendouzi - Arsenal
15. Lee Kang-in - Valencia
14. Nicolo Zaniolo - AS Roma
13. Dan-Axel Zagadou - Borussia Dortmund
12. Callum Hudson-Odoi - Chelsea
11. Moise Kean - Everton
10. Rafael Leao - AC Milan
9. Ryan Sessegnon - Fulham
8. Rodrygo - Real Madrid
7. Phil Foden - Manchester City
6. Gianluigi Donnarumma - AC Milan
5. Joao Felix - Atletico Madrid
4. Vinicius Junior - Real Madrid
3. Kai Havertz - Bayer Leverkusen
2. Matthijs de Ligt - Juventus
1. Jadon Sancho - Borussia Dortmund
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