1. Manolo Gabbiadini
Age: 21
Club: Sampdoria
Nationality: Italian
Position: Striker
Manolo Gabbiadini is a striker who is co-owned by Juventus as well, but will play at Sampdoria this season. The youngster impressed during the U21 Euros earlier this year, and will look to impress his bosses at Juventus. The striker played at Bologna last season, and scored 6 goals in 30 appearances. He plays best as a second striker, as his intelligent movement poses problems to all defenders. He has had a bright start at Sampdoria, scoring a brace on his debut in the Coppa Italia.
Special Mentions
With Italian clubs going through a rethinking of their approach and insisting on development of their youth, providing them further exposure, the Serie A has become a store-house of some of the best talents in World Football. Narrowing down the list to a Top 10 obviously leads to a few talents being ignored. These players, by no means, should be missed out on.
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AS Roma’s Alessandro Crescenzi is one of the most exciting Italian players at the moment. Fiorentina have plenty of youngsters in their squad, none more exciting than Poland international, Rafal Wolfski. Lazio have added Santos talent, Felipe Anderson, to their ranks. Nicolas Lopez failed to make a name for himself at Roma, but Udinese have now given him a second opportunity.
Marko Livaja has always been regarded as an exciting prospect, this season will be no different for the Atalanta man. Experienced 21-year-old, Saphire Taider recently joined Inter Milan, and has excited the Nerazurri’s fans. And finally,Francesco Berardi will be hoping to get a regular starting berth in Livorno’s side this campaign