Adama Traoré

Adama Traoré is a graduate of the Barcelona youth setup at La Masia that has produced players like Piqué, Alba, Iniesta, Messi, Fabregas and many more.

At 19 years old Adama has played two full seasons of professional football largely with Barcelona B. He scored 8 times in 68 appearances for the B team and he made 4 appearances for for Barcelona scoring 1 goal in the Spanish Cup.

Adama is not renowned for prolific scoring but he is excellent at creating chances. He's a winger that hugs the touchline and drives at full backs with speed, cutting inside using skill and drops of the shoulder to leave defenders in his rear view.

On 14 August 2015 Aston Villa signed the Spaniard on a five year deal for €10 million. However, Barcelona weren't willing to part ways with him completely yet and they inserted a buy- back clause in his contract which means Barcelona have the option to take him back after 3 years.

Villa fans should be excited about seeing Adama in the future. Villa manager Tim Sherwood said he is a dynamic player and there are not many like him in the Premier League.

So far he has come on as a substitute twice for the Midlands team and scored in their League Cup tie against Notts County.

Bobby Adekanye

Liverpool have just completed the signing of 16 year old Bobby Adekanye.

The Nigerian born winger played as a child in the Ajax youth academy and then moved to Barcelona in 2011. He was one of the five transfers that were banned from playing for the club over claims that they were signed illegally. As a result he played last year for PSV on loan.

Adekanye is a left-footed winger that has a similar style of play to that of Arjen Robben. He is very left sided but he still has the pace and quick feet to beat his opponents even in times where his next move seems predictable.

Ajax wanted to bring the 16 year old back to Holland for at least another year loan but Adekanye announced on his Instagram that he will be moving to Liverpool. He said that he is tired of being moved around on loan and is happy to be at Liverpool.

Anderson Talisca

Talisca is a 20 year old Brazilian attacking midfielder who plays for Benfica in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

He has played in 14 games for the Portuguese league leaders and has scored on nine occasions including one goal in the Champions League against Monaco.

He is one of Brazil's brightest young stars in Europe and has already received a call up to the Brazilian national team.

Having just made the move to Benfica last summer it is highly unlikely that he will be going anywhere until at least the end of the season. However Talisca still attracts plenty of scouts to the Estádio da Luz everytime he plays.

Talisca believes himself that Benfica is a good fit for him now. He told the Portuguese newspaper A Bola, "This is the right club for me to continue to develop".

Chelsea is a club that has been strongly linked with the player as Jose Mourinho is a known admirer of him. In fact Mourinho hinted that Talisca would have been a Chelsea player this year had it not been for work permit issues. Now it seems should Benfica sell their playmaker, they will make a nice profit on their investment having spent just €4 million to get him.

Anderson can play on either wing or through the middle in a supporting role. He is a creative player that can ignite an offence. His passing ability and dribbling skills are to be admired. His style of play mirrors that of Brazilian and Barcelona legend Rivaldo, even down to the great power he can generate in his shots with very little effort.

Talisca has hit the ground running at Benfica and if he continues to perform as he has done he may quickly become a household name. With high praise coming from Jose Mourinho all signs point to future stardom.

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