Top 5 best young talents in the world today: there is no Mainoo of MU

Recently, GOAL newspaper announced a list of the 50 best young players in the world in 2024. This is an annual ranking voted by experts, this year, 50 young talents born after January 1 /2005 was announced.

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Notably, young talent Kobbie Mainoo of Man United was ranked 7th on this list. The 18-year-old star is ranked above many prominent names such as Claudio Echeverri (Man City), Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona) or Jobe Bellingham - Jude Bellingham's younger brother (Sunderland).

Mainoo is only ranked 7th in the list of the best young players in the world

Commenting on Mainoo's performance, GOAL newspaper wrote: "Man United has had problems finding a quality central midfielder for a decade. But with Kobbie Mainoo, the Red Devils finally have a player capable of controlling the match. Mainoo's impressive performance since being given the opportunity by coach Erik ten Hag is opening up a bright future for this player."

“As a product of the United Academy, Mainoo is expected to find a place in Ten Hag's squad from the start of the 2023/24 season. However, the injury forced this future star to be sidelined for three months. As soon as he returned, Mainoo integrated into the Premier League impressively. The kid often overshadows his experienced teammates with impressive performances in the central midfield position.

Although highly rated, Mainoo is still not the best name in his age group. The Man United midfielder ranked behind Vitor Roque (Barcelona), Arda Guler (Real Madrid), Mathys Tel (Bayern Munich), Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG), Endrick (Palmeiras) and Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).

Yamal is considered the best young player in the world

The names ranked above Mainoo in this list are all considered "jewels" of world football and have left many marks in recent times. However, according to Transfermarkt, Mainoo is the fastest growing young talent in the world at the moment.

Man United's star is currently valued at 35 million Euros, an increase of 29 million Euros compared to December 2023. At the same time, Mainoo is also the 4th most expensive player born in 2005 in the world, behind Mathys. Tel (50 million Euro), Vitor Roque and Leny Yoro (40 million Euro).