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.
1Kylian Mbappe
And now, the trumpets blare for the best young player in the world. Kylian Mbappe is already a star in the same breath of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Indeed, the Frenchman has 14 goals and 11 assists this season already—and that, too, despite playing in an unfavoured right-wing position.
Paris-Saint Germain have their grip on the star as they brought him on loan with an option to make it permanent next year—and there is no reason why they shouldn’t.
