Borussia Dortmund starlet Jadon Sancho tops La Gazzetta dello Sport's 60 best under-20 players in world football ahead of Juventus summer signing Matthijs de Ligt.

The England international tops the list ahead of Dutch phenom De Ligt with Kai Havertz, Vinicius Junior and Joao Felix making up the top five.

English talents in the shape of Phil Foden (7) and Ryan Sessegnon (9) are placed within the top 10.

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Real Madrid's Japanese sensation Kubo, who has impressed in pre-season, enters the list in at No.27, while Manchester United hotshot Mason Greenwood (46) cracks the top 50.

The list also includes Arsenal's Reiss Nelson, Barcelona's Riqui Puig, Chelsea's Mason Mount and Liverpool's Rhian Brewster.

Here's the list in full:

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60. Alexis Mendez - Ajax

59. Andrea Pinamonti - Inter Milan

58. Rhian Brewster - Liverpool

57. Ezequiel Barco - Atlanta United

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56. Ozan Muhammed Kabak - Schalke

55. Thiago Almada - Velez Sarsfield

54. Giorgi Chakvetadze - Gent

53. Sebastian Soto - Hannover

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52. Ethan Ampadu - Chelsea

51. Jean-Clair Todibo - Barcelona

50. Tahith Chong - Manchester United

49. Paulinho - Bayer Leverkusen

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48. Mason Mount - Chelsea

47. Lucien Agoume - Inter Milan

46. Mason Greenwood - Manchester United

45. Abdulkadir Omur - Trabzonspor

44. Boubacar Kamara - Marseille

43. Nicolas Schiappacasse - Atletico Madrid

42. Jose Campana - Levante

41. Reinier - Flamengo

40. Gedson Fernandes - Benfica

39. Riqui Puig - Barcelona

38. Agustin Almendra - Boca Juniors

37. Malang Sarr - Nice

36. Hannes Wolf - Red Bull Salzburg

35. Ferran Torres - Valencia

34. Andriy Lunin - Real Madrid

33. Lincoln - Flamengo

32. Evan N'Dicka - Eintracht Frankfurt

31. Arne Maier - Hertha Berlin

30. Reiss Nelson - Arsenal

29. Sandro Tonali - Brescia

28. Willem Geubbels - AS Monaco

27. Takefusa Kubo - Real Madrid

26. Samuel Chukwueze - Villarreal

25. Ibrahima Konate - RB Leipzig

24. Alban Lafont - Nantes

23. Jann-Fiete Arp - Bayern Munich

22. Sergio Gomez - Borussia Dortmund

21. Dominik Szoboszlai - Red Bull Salzburg

20. Diogo Dalot - Manchester United

19. Declan Rice - West Ham

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18. Alphonso Davies - Bayern Munich

17. Brahim Diaz - Real Madrid

16. Matteo Guendouzi - Arsenal

15. Lee Kang-in - Valencia

14. Nicolo Zaniolo - AS Roma

13. Dan-Axel Zagadou - Borussia Dortmund

12. Callum Hudson-Odoi - Chelsea

11. Moise Kean - Everton

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10. Rafael Leao - AC Milan

9. Ryan Sessegnon - Fulham

8. Rodrygo - Real Madrid

7. Phil Foden - Manchester City

6. Gianluigi Donnarumma - AC Milan

5. Joao Felix - Atletico Madrid

4. Vinicius Junior - Real Madrid

3. Kai Havertz - Bayer Leverkusen

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2. Matthijs de Ligt - Juventus

1. Jadon Sancho - Borussia Dortmund