Football’s hot property – Six bright talents

Here, we have a look at six young players Premier League managers might have their eye on from July 1st to August 31st.

Luke Shaw (in red)

Luke Shaw (Southampton – Left Back)

What’s frightening about Luke Shaw isn’t that he possesses predator like speed coaches dream of when searching for full backs, nor that he can mark, tackle and get forward with the Premier League’s best. But, what’s incredible is that he’s only 17-years-old.

Born in south-west London, Shaw is yet another product of the famous Southampton football academy. Often operating as a left back, sometimes a wing back, he shows remarkable understanding of a difficult position to nail down.

In most cases it takes young defenders years to learn how to properly defend, let alone get over the learning curve of also getting forward and tracking back.

At such a tender age, it’s quite stunning how Shaw has already cemented his place in the Saints first team and England’s giants have him firmly on their radar. With his technique on the ball and his ability to defend the flanks, he tends to remind some of another defender-turned-winger that graduated from Southampton’s academy.