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NATIONALITY: Algeria | France
THEN: One of the stars of the 2017 Under-17s World Cup, the attacking midfielder was considered the most precious jewel in Paris Saint-Germain’s youth academy.

NOW: After just one appearance for PSG, Adli was allowed to join Bordeaux in January 2019 for a reported €5.5m (£4.6m/$6m) and the 19-year-old is now seeing regular game time at the Matmut Atlantique.

Yacine Adli | Paris Saint-Germain

NATIONALITY: Guinea-Bissau | Portugal
THEN: A 16-year-old sensation drawing comparisons with Angel di Maria on account of his pace, nimbleness and fantastic left foot. Indeed, RB Leipzig even offered €20m (£16.8m/$21.7m) for the Benfica ace during the 2018 January transfer window.

NOW: Embalo is still with the Super Eagles and now lining out not only for their UEFA Youth League team but also Benfica B in LigaPro.

Umaro Embalo | Benfica

NATIONALITY: Central African Republic | France
THEN: One of the hottest properties in European football having turned down a new contract with Lyon. Club president Jean-Michel Aulas even put a rather fanciful €70m (£59m/$76m) price tag on the first player born in the 21st century to debut in Ligue 1, at just 16 years of age.

NOW: Lyon ultimately got €20m (£16.8m/$21.7m) for Geubbels, which is now looking like a decent bit of business, given the left winger has been decimated by injuries since joining Monaco in the summer of 2018.

Willem Geubbels | Lyon

NATIONALITY: Angola | Portugal | England
THEN: One of the heroes of England's triumph at the 2017 Under-17 World Cup, the attacking midfielder was being tipped up by former Manchester United winger Nani as the club's "next star".

NOW: United's youngest debutant since Duncan Edwards is still at Old Trafford and for the 19-year-old, first-team action is steadily increasing under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. However, he has yet to sign a new contract and is now being linked with Barcelona.

Angel Gomes | Manchester United

NATIONALITY: Algeria | France
THEN: Considered the next great striker to come out of Lyon after Karim Benzema and Alexandre Lacazette, Gouri had already debuted the first team, and top-scored for France's Under-17s at the 2017 European Championship in Croatia.

NOW: Under-21 international Gouiri is still at Lyon and earning the odd minute of game time, primarily in cup competitions, under Rudi Garcia.

Amine Gouiri | Lyon

NATIONALITY: Burkina Faso | France
THEN: Actually managing to live up to the hype after becoming the youngest goalkeeper ever to appear in Ligue 1 in 2015, at 16 years and 310 days old. Lafont was Toulouse's No.1 and being tracked by the likes of Arsenal.

NOW: Lafont eventually ended up at Fiorentina but was loaned to Nantes last summer after a mixed debut season in Serie A that featured several sensational saves but numerous unforced errors.

Alban Lafont | Toulouse

NATIONALITY: Angola | Portugal
THEN: Sporting were scrambling to increase the striker's buy-out clause from €45m (£38m/$49m) to €100m (£85m/$110m) in order to fend off interest from Europe's top clubs in the latest gem to be unearthed by their academy. Indeed, Leao was being described as better than Cristiano Ronaldo at the same age.

NOW: In June 2018, Leao unilaterally terminated his contract with Sporting after a nasty incident in which players and staff were attacked by irate fans, and promptly joined Lille on a free transfer. However, the 20-year-old is now lining out regularly for AC Milan, who paid €23m (£19.6/$25.2m) for Leao last August after an impressive first year in France.

Rafael Leao | Sporting C.P.

NATIONALITY: Comoros | France
THEN: Maolida had already scored for Lyon's senior squad and club legend Alexandre Lacazette was among those singing the striker's praises: "He's a little like me but has more quality at the same age (19)."

NOW: The flexible forward moved to Nice in the summer of 2018 for €10m (£8.5m/$11m), with Lyon cleverly inserting a clause into the contract entitling them to a 30 per cent cut of any future transfer. The 21-year-old is now enjoying plenty of game time in Ligue 1 under France legend Patrick Vieira.

Myziane Maolida | Lyon

NATIONALITY: Congo-Brazzaville | Spain
THEN: Monaco were still celebrating after prising Mboula away from Barcelona in July 2017 after meeting the winger's €3m (£2.5m/$3.3m) release clause.

NOW: The 20-year-old is still at Monaco but presently out on loan for the second time this season, with his move to Cercle Brugge having been cut short, resulting in a January switch to Segunda Division side Huesca.

Jordi Mboula | Monaco

NATIONALITY: Zimbabwe | England
THEN: Arsenal's sole concern was tying Nelson down to a new contract, as numerous clubs across Europe were tracking a 19-year-old sensation that had already broken into Arsene Wenger's first-team squad.

NOW: Nelson only enhanced his burgeoning reputation as one of England's most exciting youngsters during a wonderful loan spell at Hoffenheim in 2018-19, hitting seven goals in just 23 Bundesliga appearances. Now back at the Emirates, the 20-year-old has featured only intermittently this term but remains one of the Gunners' great hopes for the future.

Reiss Nelson | Arsenal

NATIONALITY: Ghana | England
THEN: The former Chelsea youth team player was being tipped to go on and achieve great things at Arsenal by none other than Thierry Henry after Nketiah had come off the bench to strike twice in a League Cup win over Norwich.

NOW: The 20-year-old Londoner is still on track to become a hometown hero at the Emirates. Having been recalled early from a loan spell at Leeds, Nketiah celebrated his return by bagging the winner against the Yorkshire outfit in an FA Cup third-round clash.

Eddie Nketiah | Arsenal

NATIONALITY: Senegal | France
THEN: Considered a raw but ridiculously talented centre-half, Sarr had been a fixture in the Nice squad since making his debut at the age of 17 and was being compared to fellow Frenchman Samuel Umtiti.

NOW: Sarr only turned 21 in January but has already racked up well over 100 appearances for Nice, with many top clubs are still monitoring his development with great interest.

Malang Sarr | Nice

NATIONALITY: Benin | England
THEN: Whether deployed at full-back or on the wing, the 'new Gareth Bale' was proving far too much to handle for Championship defences and it was considered only a matter of time before Sessegnon was plying his trade in the Premier League, either with Fulham or one of England's elite.

NOW: After helping Fulham get promoted, Sessegnon endured a difficult debut season in the Premier League. However, he still did enough to earn himself a £25m ($32m) move to Tottenham last August and although he has yet to lock down a regular starting berth, he did become Spurs' youngest Champions League goalscorer by netting against Bayern Munich in December.

Ryan Sessegnon | Fulham

NATIONALITY: Ivory Coast | France
THEN: Dortmund were still patting themselves on the back after beating a host of top European clubs to the signing of the PSG youth team star, who had become available on a free transfer. Although a centre-half by trade, Zagadou had even filled in at left-back for BVB's senior squad during the 2017-18 campaign.

NOW: Zagadou has been in and out of the Dortmund starting line-up over the past few years but is now playing regularly at the heart of the defence, and the flawed but formidable France Under-21 international is starting to show why BVB fought so hard to secure his services.

Dan-Axel Zagadou | Borussia Dortmund

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