Martin Odegaard
Martin Odegaard is considered the second best footballer under 21 years old on the planet by Football Manager. This video game has one of the most powerful databases in the world and covers a wide range of statistics, so powerful clubs like Chelsea, Manchester United, and Bayern use it in their scouting tasks to find emerging talents.
The Norwegian player from Real Madrid, who has started the preseason under Benitez's orders and will travel to the tour around Australia and China, is only surpassed in the ranking by Youri Tielemans, the great 18-year-old promise from the Belgian Anderlecht. Odegaard is better ranked than Raheem Sterling (20 years old), the best player on Liverpool, and high-profile signings like Memphis Depay (21), recently arrived at United and seventh on the list. Also, than consolidated footballers like Marquinhos (PSG), Shaw (United), and Max Meyer (Schalke).
The list of the top 20.
1) Youri Tielemans (18 years old, Anderlecht)
2) Martin Ødegaard (16 years old, Real Madrid)
3) Raheem Sterling (20 years old, Liverpool)
4) Leon Goretzka (20 years old, Schalke 04)
5) Adnan Januzaj (20 years old, Manchester United)
6) Julian Brandt (19 years old, Bayer Leverkusen)
7) Memphis Depay (21 years old, Manchester United)
8) Mateo Kovacic (21 years old, Inter)
9) Marquinhos (21 years old, PSG)
10) Max Meyer (19 years old, Schalke)
11) Domenico Berardi (20 years old, Sassuolo)
12) Pierre-Emilie Højberg (19 years old, Bayern Munich)
13) Luke Shaw (19 years old, Manchester United)
14) Bernardo Silva (20 years old, Monaco)
15) Aleksandar Mitrovic (20 years old, Anderlecht).
16) Keita Balde (20 years old, Lazio)
17) Jose Maria Gimenez (20 years old, Atletico Madrid)
18) Gabriel Barbosa (18 years old, Santos)
19) Munhir El-Haddadi (19 years old, Barcelona)
20) Anthony Martial (19 years old, Monaco)