Market Trend #6 - EURO Under 21's (Forwards & Wingers)
Updated: Feb 3
The EURO under 21's tournament can be a great place to find young talents and players that perform well are likely to increase massively in price based on the speculation of how good they could become.
For example, Robin Hack has more than doubled in price since scoring a hat-trick for Germany under 21's during the last international break.
I have gone through over 100 players that are likely to feature in the EURO under 21's and have highlighted below 4 attacking players which could increase in price further if they were to perform well for their under 21's side.
1. Michael Obafemi
Age: 19
Price: £0.89
Team: Southampton
Position: Forward
Country: Republic of Ireland
Euro under 21 opponents: Iceland U-21, Italy U-21, Sweden U-21, Armenia U-21, Luxembourg U-21
Pros:
Performed very well in the league cup for Southampton - scoring against Fulham and providing a quality assist for Danny Ings against Portsmouth
Has made 2 substitute appearances in the Premier League this season
Republic of Ireland under 21's side is very strong
Has been called up to the under 21's side for the upcoming international friendly
Premier League youth player - chance of MB if he breaks into the Southampton side and performs well
Cons:
Currently struggling for regular game time for Southampton
2. Ferran Torres
Age: 19
Price: £1.27
Team: Valencia
Position: Midfielder (Right wing)
Country: Spain
Euro under 21 opponents: Kazakhstan U-21, North Macedonia U-21, Israel U-21, Montenegro U-21, Faroe Islands U-21
Pros:
Plenty of first-team experience already for Valencia
Strong goal record for Spain youth sides
Spain have a very strong under 21 side
Relatively easy opponents
Cons:
Relatively low PB scores for Valencia so far
3. Francisco Trincao
Age: 19
Price: £0.91
Team: Sporting Braga
Position: Midfielder (Winger)
Country: Portugal
Euro under 21 opponents: Belarus U-21, Netherlands U-21, Norway U-21, Cyprus U-21, Gibraltar U-21
Pros:
Has started to feature more for Braga this season (Although, mostly through substitute appearances)
Braga are still in the Europa League
Portugal have a very strong under 21 side
Cons:
Currently plays for a team in a non-pb league
Still struggling to get regular first-team minutes
4. Dwight McNeil
Age: 19
Price: £1.51
Team: Burnley
Position: Midfielder (Winger)
Country: England
Euro under 21 opponents: Austria U-21, Kosovo U-21, Turkey U-21, Albania U-21, Andorra U-21
Pros:
Regular starter for Burnley
Has performed well for Burnley this season (including 2 assists)
Very high ceiling as an attacking English youth player
Recently called up to the England under 21 side for the upcoming international break
Potential transfer to a better team
England have a very strong under 21 side
Cons:
Already has a relatively high price
He will struggle to win PB at Burnley
Relatively low PB scores for Burnley so far
A lot of competition for similar position in England under 21 side