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100. Jason Denayer, CB, Manchester City (on loan at Galatasaray)

Denayer has shot from nowhere to senior and international honours. He's firmly in Marc Wilmots' Belgian thinking at centre-back and is honing his skills at Gala domestically. Physically, he's perfect for the position, and Manuel Pellegrini will hope the rest falls into place shortly.

99. Moses Simon, Wing, Gent

Simon is a walking highlight reel of a player, an absolute joy to watch when he's on his game. Like his compatriot Victor Moses, he blows hot and cold, though. At times, he looks a world beater; at others, he's prone to copious turnovers.

98. Andriy Boryachuk, ST, Shakhtar Donetsk

Boryachuk's a well-rounded, clever, versatile forward. Shakhtar have used him in a variety of roles, and he has both the physical and technical attributes to rise to the challenge. He's good over the shoulder or dropping in, and he has an assured finish.

97. Nathan, AM, Chelsea (on loan at Vitesse)

In this list, 97th-ranked Nathan is your first taste of what is a sizeable glut of young playmakers on the books at Chelsea. Nathan's proving ground, like so many before him, is the Eredivisie, where his fleet-footed dribbling and long-range shooting have already impressed.

96. Alejandro Grimaldo, LB, Barcelona

B/R’s Jason Pettigrove rates Grimaldo as an all-around exciting prospect at left-back, and we share his enthusiasm. It’s going to be tough to break into Barcelona’s first-team setup, but he has what it takes should his name be called.

95. Ante Coric, AM, Dinamo Zagreb

Coric is receiving a lot of hype—articles like this UEFA.com one aid in that—but Croatian football aficionados are concerned he's not progressing as planned. He's a dynamic, lightweight, technical attacking midfielder, but he needs space to thrive and can't pull his weight defensively.

94. Lewis Baker, CM, Chelsea (on loan at Vitesse)

Baker is one of the most technically sound young central midfielders in England, but it already feels like he's in a do-or-die situation at Vitesse. He must impress out on loan this year to stand a chance of forging a career at Stamford Bridge.

93. Santi Mina, Wing/AM, Valencia

Valencia were wise to relieve Celta Vigo of this precocious talent in the summer. Mina showed during 2014-15 he can carry the creative burden of a lesser team, twisting and turning his way to assists and goals.

92. James Wilson, ST, Manchester United

Louis van Gaal doesn't appear to rate James Wilson, and that's a concern. The young striker has the size, speed and natural finishing instincts to make it to the top...but only if he's not neglected.

91. Julian Brandt, Wing, Bayer Leverkusen

Despite the riches Roger Schmidt has to pick from at Leverkusen, Schmidt is still forging a decent chunk of playing time from the wing. He's fast, direct, can cross a ball and take a set piece.