{"id":180698,"date":"2025-08-27T21:11:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T21:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/180698\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T21:11:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T21:11:18","slug":"set-to-thrive-or-flop-ranking-the-most-expensive-teenagers-to-move-clubs-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/180698\/","title":{"rendered":"Set to thrive or flop? Ranking the most expensive teenagers to move clubs this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Top 10 ranked\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Few sports value youth as much as football. Alongside the hope of realised potential on the football pitch, clubs also prioritise young players on their transfer shortlists because they know youth comes at a premium in the transfer market. As such, some of Europe\u2019s biggest clubs have spent remarkable sums of money on players that have yet to turn 20 in the last few months. But how many have been signed to immediately improve their new teams and how many have simply been bought as future investments? Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n

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\nYan Diomande: Leganes to RB Leipzig for \u20ac20m<\/p>\n

Kicking off the top 10 are a club that are no strangers to picking up young talents in the transfer market and in Yan Diomande<\/a> there\u2019s little doubt that RB Leipzig<\/a> expect big things from the left winger. Having sold a number of forward players and even more expected to depart before the window shuts, the 18-year-old talent has been thrown into a starting role for Ole Werner\u2019s side on the left flank and should play that role regularly in the coming season.<\/p>\n

Jes\u00fas Rodr\u00edguez: Real Betis to Como for \u20ac22.5m<\/p>\n

Another left winger that should get plenty of game time this season is new Como<\/a> signing Jes\u00fas Rodr\u00edguez<\/a>. After impressing at Real Betis in the Spanish top-flight last season, Rodr\u00edguez became Como\u2019s record signing when they signed him this summer. As such, the 19-year-old talent is expected to be a regular starter for Cesc F\u00e0bregas\u2019s side this season and should feature heavily in Serie A.<\/p>\n

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\nBen Doak: Liverpool to Bournemouth for \u20ac23.2m<\/p>\n

Liverpool\u2019s<\/a> remarkable spending spree has forced the Anfield club to sell a number of young players and one such example is Ben Doak<\/a>. And there\u2019s a good chance that he\u2019ll be a smart fit at his new club Bournemouth<\/a>. After impressing in Liverpool\u2019s youth teams then on loan at Middlesbrough in the Championship last season, Doak should be an ideal long-term replacement for departed star Dango Ouattara.<\/p>\n

Jobe Bellingham: Sunderland to Dortmund for \u20ac30.5m<\/p>\n

One of the most sought-after teenagers in world football this summer was Jobe Bellingham<\/a> and it was Borussia Dortmund<\/a> that won the race to sign the younger brother of Jude for \u20ac30.5m. That fee was the highest ever paid out by the German club, which leaves little doubt over the former Sunderland star’s role in Niko Kovac\u2019s team this season. Like his older brother before him, Jobe should quickly become a key player for the Bundesliga side.<\/p>\n

Giovanni Leoni: Parma to Liverpool for \u20ac31m<\/p>\n

One somewhat unexpected breakthrough star of this coming season could be new Liverpool signing Giovanni Leoni<\/a>. Although the Anfield club perhaps never intended for their new signing from Parma to go straight into Arne Slot\u2019s first team, the club\u2019s lack of options in the centre of defence and serious struggle to find another available central defender on the market could mean that Leoni does end up playing a fair amount of Premier League football this season.<\/p>\n

Est\u00eav\u00e3o: Palmeiras to Chelsea for \u20ac34m<\/p>\n

While few may have pondered whether new Chelsea<\/a> signing Est\u00eav\u00e3o<\/a> would get much game time in the Premier League this season, manager Enzo Maresca wasted no time in introducing the Palmeiras import to the English top-flight by featuring him in the club\u2019s first two games of the season. The right winger quickly repaid the faith shown in him with an assist against West Ham and already looks like a player that will be starting many games this season.<\/p>\n

Charalampos Kostoulas: Olympiacos to Brighton for \u20ac35m<\/p>\n

In typical fashion, Brighton<\/a> have sought to replace the departure of star forward Jo\u00e3o Pedro by plucking another young talent from relative obscurity in the form of Greek star Charalampos Kostoulas<\/a>. The 18-year-old talent bagged 12 goals in 37 games last season, but while he will feature for Fabian H\u00fcrzeler\u2019s side this season, it remains to be seen whether he can really demand a starting spot in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

Tyler Dibling: Southampton to Everton for \u20ac40.5m<\/p>\n

Another young talent that will be hoping to pick up plenty of game time in the Premier League this season is Tyler Dibling<\/a>. After performing well in a poor Southampton side last season, Everton<\/a> have put their faith in the youngster to the tune of \u20ac40.5m – the club\u2019s second highest ever fee. Whether Dibling can become the player want him to be remains to be seen, but David Moyes will certainly give him every opportunity to prove himself this season.<\/p>\n

Jorrel Hato – Ajax to Chelsea for \u20ac44.2m<\/p>\n

At first the \u20ac44.2m signing of Jorrel Hato<\/a> looked like another Chelsea signing that may be resigned to a season on the bench, however injuries to Levi Colwill and Beno\u00eet Badiashile, as well as players like Tosin Adarabioyo, Trevoh Chalobah and even Wesley Fofana facing imminent departures from the club, it seems almost certain that Hato will be a starting player in Maresca\u2019s squad this season.<\/p>\n

Franco Mastantuono: River Plate to Real Madrid for \u20ac45m<\/p>\n

Spanish giants Real Madrid<\/a> have made a habit of going to South America for inspiration in the transfer market and they seem to have found yet another star in the form of Franco Mastantuono<\/a>. Signed for an incredible fee of \u20ac45m, the River Plate winger has stepped straight into Xabi Alonso\u2019s team and played in all of the club\u2019s LaLiga matches to date. And if reports surrounding Rodrygo\u2019s future at the club are to be believed, Mastantuono may end up being one of Madrid\u2019s key players this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Top 10 ranked\u00a0 \u00a9IMAGO Few sports value youth as much as football. Alongside the hope of realised potential…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":180699,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[91104,8896,76971,219,102017,6075,102016,13288,52770,87933,102018,102019,97179,80281,23958,1836,220,18288,10214,7760,221,62,31240,67,132,68,102020],"class_list":{"0":"post-180698","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-ben-doak","9":"tag-borussia-dortmund","10":"tag-brighton-hove-albion","11":"tag-bundesliga","12":"tag-charalampos-kostoulas","13":"tag-chelsea-fc","14":"tag-como-1907","15":"tag-estevao","16":"tag-everton-fc","17":"tag-franco-mastantuono","18":"tag-giovanni-leoni","19":"tag-jesus-rodriguez","20":"tag-jobe-bellingham","21":"tag-jorrel-hato","22":"tag-laliga","23":"tag-liverpool-fc","24":"tag-premier-league","25":"tag-rb-leipzig","26":"tag-real-madrid","27":"tag-serie-a","28":"tag-soccer","29":"tag-sports","30":"tag-tyler-dibling","31":"tag-united-states","32":"tag-unitedstates","33":"tag-us","34":"tag-yan-diomande"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115102789387330572","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}