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French publication L'Equipe has revealed its top 50 players under 20 and it's unsurprising to see Matthijs de Ligt lead the way ahead of eight English players.

The Dutch centre-back is one of the hottest properties in the transfer market at the moment as the likes of Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and Manchester United chase his signature.

The 19-year-old leads the way in the list which L'Equipe have revealed but is closely followed by former Manchester City starlet Jadon Sancho, who left the Blues last summer for Borussia Dortmund. The winger went on to score 12 goals and assist 14 in the Bundesliga last season.

West Ham United's Declan Rice, Chelsea's Callum Hudson-Odoi and Fulham's Ryan Sessegnon also make the top 15.

Rice took his game to another level last season and even made his debut for England, while he started 34 games for the Hammers during the campaign.

Hudson-Odoi was used sparingly by Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea early on in the season but earned more chances as the campaign wore on and also made his England debut, while Sessegnon started 35 games in the Premier League as Fulham were relegated from the top tier.

The other English players included are Man City's Phil Foden, Arsenal's Reiss Nelson, Mason Mount of Chelsea and Burnley's Dwight McNeil. See below for the full list.

L’Equipe's top 50 players under 20

1. Matthijs De Ligt (Ajax)

2. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund)

3. Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen)

4. Joao Felix (Benfica)

5. Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan)

6. Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma)

7. Moise Kean (Juventus)

8. Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)

9. Declan Rice (West Ham)

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10. Ibrahima Konate (RB Leipzig)

11. Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal)

12. Alban Lafont (Fiorentina)

13. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea)

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14. Dan-Axel Zagadou (Borussia Dortmund)

15. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham)

16. Evan N’dicka (Eintracht Frankfurt)

17. Justin Kluivert (Roma)

18. Andreas Skov Olsen (FC Nordsjaelland)

19. Phil Foden (Manchester City)

20. Kik Pierie (Heerenveen)

21. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal)

22. Pedro Porro (Girona)

23. Rafael Leao (Lille)

24. Ozan Kabak (Stuttgart)

25. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal)

26. Boubacar Kamara (Marseille)

27. William Saliba (Saint-Etienne)

28. Rodrygo (Santos)

29. Yan Valery (Southampton)

30. Mason Mount (Chelsea)

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31. Gedson Fernandes (Benfica)

32. Jonathan David (Gent)

33. Junior Traore (Empoli)

34. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United)

35. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United)

36. Sandro Tonali (Brescia)

37. Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen)

38. Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid)

39. Ferran Torres (Valencia)

40. Dwight McNeil (Burnley)

41. Alexander Isak (Borussia Dortmund)

42. Malang Sarr (Nice)

43. Fran Beltran (Celta Vigo)

44. Cucho Hernandez (Huesca)

45. Arne Maier (Hertha Berlin)

46. Hannes Wolf (Salzburg)

47. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Gent)

48. Yari Verschaeren (Anderlecht)

49. Donyell Malen (PSV)

50. Erling Braut Haland (Salzburg)

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