Top 5 teenage defenders to look forward to next season 

Matthijs de Ligt became the star of the summer after superb performances with Ajax last season
Matthijs de Ligt became the star of the summer after superb performances with Ajax last season

#2 Luca Pellegrini (20 years old, LB)

Luca Pellegrini is an attack-minded left-back
Luca Pellegrini is an attack-minded left-back

A club like Juventus going into the market for a 20-year-old left-back and paying €22 million for him always makes the news.

Juve's options at left-back last season were Alex Sandro and Leonardo Spinazzola. The latter had an injury-riddled time in Turin before he was let go this summer and headed to Roma for €29.5 million. Which then freed up the club from the capital to let go of Pellegrini who impressed at Cagliari on loan last season.

Pellegrini was the blue-eyed boy of Roma having been a local boy who made it to the first team, but he has had some run-ins with injuries of his own. When free of injuries, he's a swashbuckling full-back with a keen work rate and can be seen going up and down the wing at abandon.

He made a few appearances for Roma last season in the league as well as the Champions League before going on loan to Cagliari and becoming a fixture in their line-up. He's poised for some great performances for the defending Italian Champions as long as he can stay fit.

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