10 youngsters who can have a breakthrough season this year

#9 Kelechi Iheanacho

Iheanacho may be on the verge of breaking into the first team squad after impressing in the U-21 team

Club: Manchester City

Age: 18

Position: Forward

Manchester City hasnt given first team opportunities to promising young talents after their takeover, but Nigerian Kelechi Iheanacho may be on the verge of breaking into the first team.

Before the 2014/15 season, Manchester City visited USA during the clubs preseason tour, during which the teenager scored one goal each against Sporting Kansas City and AC Milan. But a delay in obtaining work permit meant that he was not eligible to play in England before February 2015.

Once he joined Citys academy, he joined the U-21 side and played in the FA Youth Cup final where he scored, but ended up on the losing side. Later he also scored the only goal as Manchester City beat Porto in the final of the 2014-15 Premier League International Cup.

Although City currently have plenty of strikers in their first team, neither Dzeko or Jovetic is sure to be at the club come next season. Under these circumstances, Manuel Pellegrini might be tempted to promote the youngster and give him playing time in cup games and hope that he can deliver. If the strikers performance in youth teams of both club and country and friendlies are anything to go by, then he could be a future superstar.