The Premier League's stars of the future: From Liverpool's Moneyball diamond and an £8m Man United project to an 'outrageous' Spurs talent and England youth captain at Newcastle, these are the 16 best wonderkids eyeing up top-flight debut

JJ Gabriel is not the only talented teenager desperate for a Premier League debut.

Across the country, the stars of academy football are knocking on the door of the first team as they dream of realising their potential on the grandest stage.

Gabriel’s dispute with Manchester United, and the storm it created across the game, shows that youth players are big business these days. Liverpool took Rio Ngumoha from Chelsea and the 18-year-old is now in the full England squad. Once he has regular playing time, Arsenal’s 16-year-old attacking midfielder Max Dowman will not be far behind.

In partnership with prominent scouting platform Eyeball, and their football intelligence lead Alfred Frank, Daily Mail Sport has settled on the 16 most exciting youngsters yet to make their first appearances in England’s top flight. 

Don't be surprised if this lot are soon following in the footsteps of Ngumoha and Dowman...