Value Youth Players from this weekend
Updated: Feb 3
Plenty of young players have flown up this week due to strong performances. Rabbi Matondo being the stand out player rising 64% having started for Schalke and scoring too.
It was also nice to see Alphonso Davies have another good performance and increase 30p as he was my number 1 tip in my 'Under 20's Player Focus #1' blog earlier this month.
I am usually cautious with regards to buying players who have flown up in a short space of time. However, it is likely whilst the bonus is on, many young players who perform very well are likely to continue to increase in price.
Below are some under 23's which have stood out to me this weekend for either scoring or having a strong performance and still could be good value at their current price.
1. Zaydou Youssouf
Age: 20
Price: £0.73
Team: St Etienne
Position: Attacking Midfielder (Forward on FI)
Country: France
Pros:
Had a strong second half performance against Nimes - PB score of 100 in one half
Strong chance of starting St Etienne's next game replacing the suspended Romain Hamouma
Game time in the Europa League
Cons:
Often a substitute
St Etienne have had a very bad start to the season
2. Ovie Ejaria
Age: 21
Price: £0.74
Team: Reading
Position: Central Midfielder
Country: England
Pros:
Very strong performances for Reading - 4th highest WhoScored rating in the Championship
Another strong performance against Swansea at the weekend
On Loan from Liverpool
Cons:
Currently in a non-pb league
Reading are a relatively poor Championship team
Already had a considerable increase in price over the last 3 months
3. Curtis Jones
Age: 18
Price: £1.44 *Highlighted 2 weeks ago at £1.12 - further reasons to buy since
Team: Liverpool
Position: Central Midfielder
Country: England
Pros:
Man of the Match performance in Carabao cup against MK Dons last week
2 goals against Arsenal under 23's at the weekend
England Youth Player
In very good form
Cons:
Will be very difficult to break into Liverpool's 1st team this season
Increased considerably in price already this month
4. Samuel Chukwueze
Age: 20
Price: £1.88
Team: Villarreal
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Country: Nigeria
Pros:
Goal and a very strong substitute performance for Villarreal
Potential January transfer
Cons:
Already at a high price