Given their recruitment record, it's fair to say that both Jurgen Klopp and Erik ten Hag both know a good player when they see one.
While in charge of Ajax, Ten Hag worked with some of the most talented youngsters in world football at a club renowned for their outstanding youth academy. The same could be said for Manchester United, where the Dutchman now finds himself hoping to achieve similar feats to what Klopp has managed at Liverpool.
After years of success with, by and large, the same core group of players, the Reds are now back scouring the market in search of the next tentpoles at Anfield, particularly those with youth on their side. And like Ten Hag, their scouts have been proven right after CIES Football Observatory published a list of the top 100 players under the age of 23 - from outside of Europe's top five leagues - with the highest estimated transfer values.
