From Rashford to Tielemans, we check in on how our initial Next Generation players have got on before the 2019 ones are announced this week
In 2014 we decided that it would be interesting to pick the best young players from each Premier League club – as well as 40 from around the world – and follow them for five years to see how they progressed.
The idea was to try to get an idea of how difficult it is to become a professional footballer despite being one of the best in that country at the age of 16 or 17.
Written by Marcus Christenson
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/oct/08/next-generation-after-five-years-how-has-our-first-full-class-of-picks-fared under the title “Next Generation: after five years, how has our first full class of picks fared?”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
