Top 30 young footballers of the world: Part 4

We now tip closer to the world’s hottest prospect with Part 4. Read and enjoy.

15. Andrew Schurrle

Age: 21

Club: Bayer Leverkusen

Value: € 17-24m

Schurrle joined Leverkusen in September 2010 from Mainz for a price of 6.5m. Schurrle was hugely linked with Chelsea in May, but Leverkusen are keen to hold onto their prized asset. He is an exceptional dribbler, and a clinical finisher. He is known to be a centre forward and a winger, but he definitely feels more comfortable playing as the main striker ahead.

14. Jordan Henderson

Age: 22

Club: Liverpool

Value: € 16-20m

Henderson started his career at Sunderland in 2008, and also won the Sunderland Young Player of the year award in 2010 and 2011. He moved to Liverpool last summer for a fee thought to be around 17m. Since his move, he has started regularly in the first team with 37 appearances in the league, and 2 goals to his name.

13. Jack Rodwell

Age: 21

Club: Everton

Value: € 16-21m

Rodwell holds the record for being the youngest player for Everton to play in Europe. He is a childhood Everton fan, and has no intentions of leaving the club at any price. He has represented Everton for 5 seasons now (2007-2012) with 85 caps, 5 goals and 4 assists.

12. Iker Muniain

Age: 19

Club: Athletic Bilbao

Value: € 17-22m

Iker started playing for Bilbao in 2009 and is seen as the “Spanish Messi” by the press. Muniain plays as a left winger and is considered as one of the best young prospects in the world. He has made 94 appearances, and has found the net 11 times.

11. Romelu Lukaku

Age: 19

Club: Chelsea

Value: € 21-27m

Lukaku signed for Chelsea in the summer of 2011 for an undisclosed fee from Belgium side Anderlecht. He was seen as the “New Drogba” but he failed to get into the senior team, and spent the whole of last season on bench or out due to injury, and grew hugely frustrated over the season. His frustration came out in public when he refused to hold the Champions League trophy, addressing that he had done nothing to win it. Lukaku is currently in talks with Fulham over a loan move.