Another year of football has passed by with the most successful club of 2017 being Real Madrid and the most successful player being Cristiano Ronaldo. However, football is not confined to these two entities as there have been so many good player and teams this year.
When it comes to players, 2017 has seen the breakthroughs of some young stars – and here are 5 of the best U21 players of this year (honourable mentions go to Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford.
2Ousmane Dembele
The Frenchman rocked the football world with his dazzling skills with the ball. The former Borussia Dortmund star had such a good year that Barcelona spent close to €105 million to acquire his services. The fact that they saw him as the replacement of Neymar speaks volumes about the talent that he possesses.
He might have had an injury-ravaged beginning to his career at the Camp Nou, but this is a player that can destroy opponents all alone when at his best.
