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The Premier League is the toughest league in football, primarily due to its riches when it comes to player quality. Owing to the superior amount of club finances that the Premier League can manage, even the smaller clubs can acquire some exciting talents.
However, academies are also a large part of any Premier League club's structure. Great prospects have to grow from within the club, which helps reduce a significant amount of transfer expenses for the clubs.
More importantly, not every top talent from the footballing world can be acquired despite spending big. There is no rocket science in understanding why the best Premier League clubs try and collect the best wonder kids worldwide.
Premier League is home to some exciting talents
There is a vast array of available talent spread across all Premier League clubs. However, few youngsters stand out among the rest and are given the tag of 'wonder kids'.
Please take a look at the top five wonderkids born after January 1, 2002, who have the potential to reach the top either for their current clubs or elsewhere:
#5 Harvey Vale
Chelsea's academy is arguably the best Premier League academy in recent times. Every year, there is at least one scholar or a graduate who grabs all the footballing headlines.
Stars like Mason Mount and Reece James came straight out of the academy and have become vital players for the London-based Premier League club.
Harvey Vale is yet to showcase his talents on the big stage, and yet he is regarded by many in the footballing world as incredibly talented. The midfielder competed directly with Jamal Musiala before the latter switched from Cobham to Bayern Munich.
The simple fact that Chelsea want to hold onto the talented youngster beyond 2023 is evidence of his talents.
Not only is Vale talented, but he is equally versatile as well. He has played both centrally and on the wings as well for Chelsea's youth teams. He has a knack for scoring directly aside from setting up his team-mates with his creativity.
Vale has been made part of the senior matchday squad on a few occasions but will need to wait patiently for the time being.
#4 Liam Delap
There is a lack of genuine strikers at Manchester City at the moment. Thanks to Pep Guardiola's genius, the defending Premier League champions do not have to bear the brunt of the issue.
With Sergio Aguero having left the club and no direct replacement brought in, Guardiola has resorted to a system that employs a mostly a false-nine in the Premier League.
However, Guardiola will be closely monitoring Liam Delap. There is no doubting the talent and ability of Delap when it comes to playing as a striker.
He has already earned a few minutes over the last two seasons, but it is still quite evident that Delap is some way off the first team at the moment.
But if Delap continues to develop as he has, it won't be too long before he pushes for a start at Manchester City in the Premier League.
#3 Amad Diallo
Premier League club Manchester United, throughout the summer of 2020-21, were strongly linked with Jadon Sancho. However, the deal could never be found, and Manchester United ended up with a relatively unknown teenager from Atalanta.
Many fans asked: Who is Amad Diallo, and why is Manchester United spending millions on him?
Diallo may not have shown the exact degree of his talents yet, but one can observe his talent from a very small sample for Manchester United and Ivory Coast.
He operates traditionally on the right-wing and exhibits terrific control, great dribbling as well as the ability to take on any defender. While Diallo is still a few years away from becoming a Premier League regular, there is no doubt over the fact that he has what it takes to be one.
#2 Valentino Livaramento
One of the biggest reasons for Premier League giants Chelsea's desperate attempt to renew Harvey Vale is not to repeat what happened Valentino Livaramento.
Like Vale, Livaramento is a great talent that came up through Chelsea's academy. However, the full-back wasn't sure about the pathway to break into the first team, especially due to the presence of Reece James.
So, Livaramento did what Tariq Lamptey, another talented footballer, had done in the previous season. He made a switch to fellow Premier League side Southampton.
Regular opportunities at Southampton have ensured swift and further development for Livaramento. He has quickly transitioned from a talented right-back into someone who is rated highly in the Premier League now.
#1 Harvey Elliot
If Real Madrid and Liverpool, two giants of European football, are interested in a 16-year-old, it can only mean that the player in the discussion has to be insanely talented.
Harvey Elliot is no ordinary talent as he grabbed the eye of the footballing world for Fulham even before signing a senior contract. It was Liverpool who managed to get the coveted signature of the much-wanted teenager.
The 2021-22 Premier League campaign looked like Elliot's breakthrough against all expectations. He started games regularly as Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp fielded the youngster in the middle of the pitch.
The idea was to utilize his pace, guile and creativity to offer something different to the other central midfielders at Liverpool.
Sadly, Elliot faces time on the sidelines as he recovers from a nasty injury. Now the entire footballing world will hope that the injury does not have any lasting impact. Elliot can truly reach a world-class category if his development can continue in the same fashion post his recovery from injury.
