Ranking the top 6 Wonderkids in World Football According to Football Manager 26
Football Manager 26 will be released next week, but the complete player database has already been made public, and some of the most promising young players include budding stars at Arsenal, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Chelsea.
A crucial and incredibly fulfilling aspect of being a football manager is creating wonderkids and constructing your team’s future around their success.
We are eager to dive in and take on the world with these incredibly gifted starlets after a two-year wait.
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However, who are the most exceptional football players in the world at the moment? These are the only seven players in Football Manager 26 with a potential rating of 90 or above, thanks to FM Scout.
6. Nico Paz
Club: (Como)
Rating: 90
Tottenham made a daring €40 million bid for the Como star during their spectacular supermarket dash in the final weeks of the summer transfer window, ultimately settling for Xavi Simons after failing to bring Morgan Gibbs-White across the finish line.
A few weeks later, Daniel Levy lost his job because he was unable to make it work. Spurs supporters are aware of this, but Paz in particular will go down in history as a classic “one that got away.”
The Argentinian made the wise choice to continue his development with Serie A newcomers Como. With four goals and four assists in the Italian top flight so far this season, he is improving under Cesc Fabregas’ guidance.
The 21-year-old has a fantastic year ahead of him and might be a key player for Argentina in the World Cup next summer as Lionel Messi’s backup.
He seems destined to reach the pinnacle, and it seems more and more likely that Real Madrid will exercise a widely reported buyback clause.
5. Dean Huijsen
Club: (Real Madrid)
Rating: 91
Huijsen is the centre back with the most potential on Football Manager 26, surpassing players like Giovanni Leoni, Leny Yoro, and his Spain teammate Pau Cubarsi.
When it comes to playing out from the back, which is a crucial component of the new, more tactically aware team Xabi Alonso is constructing at The Bernabeu, he appears to have generational talent.
4. Myles Lewis-Skelly
Club: (Arsenal)
Rating: 91
Lewis-Skelly, who made a big splash last season, has had difficulty breaking into Mikel Arteta’s preferred starting lineup because Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, and Calafiori have a solid backline.
So far this season, he has made six appearances in the Premier League off the bench. However, it’s not an awful place for a 19-year-old to be.
He will continue to get many opportunities as Arteta rearranges his exceptionally well-balanced and stacked pack since the Gunners are competing on four fronts. a significant portion of Arsenal’s future.
3. Endrick
Club: (Real Madrid)
Ratings: 92
Endrick is having a terrible season, in contrast to the other players on this list. The Brazilian youth was being discussed as a potential replacement for players like Pele and Neymar, let alone Vinicius Junior, a few years ago.
Although there is no denying the skill, it has been difficult to adjust to playing football in a different continent.
In the face of elite competition, he found it difficult to get off to a fast start in his first season at the Bernabeu.
Now, under Xabi Alonso, he is essentially at the bottom of the hierarchy. Everyone seems to benefit most from a loan shift in January.
We’re curious to see how he will see a club that can provide him with more consistent opportunities.
2. Willian Estevao
Club: (Chelsea)
Rating: 92
The most talented young players in South America typically go straight to La Liga (Rodrgyo, Vinicius, Endrick, Neymar) or use the Portuguese Primeira Liga as a logical stepping stone before reaching the very top.
Estevao is a special instance because, as a teenager, he immediately joined the Premier League. We don’t recall that ever occurring.
Although we’ve already seen some terrifying glimpses of the forward’s ability, it will be interesting to watch how he develops as he adjusts to life on a new continent.
It’s easy to understand why he was creating “the new Neymar” excitement back in Brazil, but you don’t want to burden the child.
1. Lamine Yamal
Club: (Barcelona)
Rating: 92
Everyone already knows who should be at the top of the list, and most people would have predicted that Yamal would be ranked first. The fact that Yamal’s potential rating is merely 92 is the only significant surprise.
Yamal, who is without a doubt the most sought-after property in world football at the moment, has had a difficult start to the 2025–2026 season due to injuries.
He already appears to be among the greatest football players in the world, despite his stop-start displeasure.
