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6 of the best Teenage tyros

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November 2025

Nick Bidwell picks out some Under-20s starlets making a name for themselves around the globe

- Nick Bidwell

6 of the best Teenage tyros

1 Vasilije ADZIC

JUVENTUS

Although not yet an automatic first-choice for the Bianconeri, the 19-year-old Montenegro midfielder - who's already a senior international having progressed through the various youth levels - is knocking hard at the door, his hopes of a permanent slot rendered all the more realistic by the late match-winning screamer he struck home recently in a 4-3 Serie A win over Internazionale. Comfortable in any number of positions - in central box-to-box mode, as a number ten or wide on the left - he is in his second season in Turin, brought in for just €2 million from Buducnost Podgorica. A technically flawless individual blessed with a maturity beyond his years, above-average football IQ and second helpings of stamina and drive.

image2 Marc BERNAL

BARCELONA

After missing almost all of last season with a torn ACL, the outstanding defensive midfielder, still only 18, is at long last fit again, a return to duty which should put a smile on the faces of both the

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