A youngster to watch at each Premier League club this season
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- Max Dowman (16) became the youngest scorer in Premier League history last season and is set for more first-team involvement under Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, having scored in a pre-season friendly against Girona.
- Brighton paid £21.5m for Nigerian right-winger Zadok Yohanna (19) from AIK Stockholm, beating Chelsea and Newcastle to a player who posted five goals and four assists in 18 Swedish league appearances.
- Chelsea's new manager Xabi Alonso has praised 17-year-old Kazakhstan striker Dastan Satpaev, who scored against Western Sydney Wanderers in pre-season and already holds nine senior international caps.
- Crystal Palace's Joel Drakes-Thomas (17) became the club's youngest Premier League player after starring in their Conference League-winning campaign and signed his first professional contract in July.
- Brentford signed Belgian striker Kaye Furo (19) from Club Brugge for £8m in January; boss Keith Andrews called him "someone we have tracked for a while that we are really excited about."
- Bournemouth paid an initial £13m to Red Star Belgrade for Serbia international Veljko Milosavljevic (19), who became the club's youngest Premier League starter before a January knee injury halted his progress.
- The Premier League season begins Friday 21 August with reigning champions Arsenal hosting newly promoted Coventry City.
Why it matters: Premier League clubs are committing eight-figure sums to teenage talent — Brighton's £21.5m for Yohanna and Brentford's £8m for Furo — as the league's youngest-ever goalscorer enters a likely breakout year. Fantasy managers, scouts, and rival clubs will be measuring whether these prospects deliver on transfer fees or become the next saleable academy graduate.
