#4 Amadou Diawara, Napoli (Age: 19)
Amadou who? You might not have heard much about him, if at all, but he is a rising young talent that plays in the Serie A for Napoli and has caught the eye of some of Europe’s top clubs.
Three years, ago the then 16-year-old was playing for his church team in Conakry, Guinea, where he was spotted by a Bologna scout who brought him to the club. Within two years, he became one of the mainstays of the first team and then moved to Napoli in the summer of 2016.
He might not have played as many games in Naples like he did at the Renato Dall’Ara, but he has matured under the tutelage of Maurizio Sarri. A midfielder who plays in front of the defence, he has shades of Yaya Toure in him but is a more defensive player than the Ivorian.
Like Busquets, he is someone that likes to break the play of the opposition by cleverly placing himself. He is also a cunning passer – he makes 50.2 passes-per-league-game with an accuracy of 89.2% – who can also dictate the tempo of his team’s play.
