Academy stars & signings - who are the youngsters to watch?

The Premier League play is almost upon us.

We each cognize nan established stars who will beryllium making plentifulness of headlines successful nan caller run - but who are nan young players we should beryllium keeping an oculus on?

BBC Sport's shot writers prime retired immoderate of nan youngsters they expect to make a sanction for themselves.

BBC Sport's Alex Howell: There's been a batch of anticipation astir nan improvement of Nwaneri since he became nan youngest subordinate successful Premier League history erstwhile he made his debut for Arsenal astatine conscionable 15 years and 181 days aged successful nan 2022-23 season.

The 17-year-old made conscionable 1 quality past play successful nan Premier League against West Ham but hopes stay precocious for nan midfielder.

Nwaneri started nan Gunners' pre-season friends against Manchester United successful nan USA and provided an assistance for Gabriel Jesus arsenic Arsenal went connected to triumph nan match.

Manager Mikel Arteta has said that Nwaneri and nan remainder of nan young players' futures are successful their ain hands and they should "show what you tin do" successful pre-season.

If Nwaneri carries connected really he has done truthful far, there's a chance he will beryllium getting much minutes this season.

BBC Sport's Alex Howell: It's rather singular that Adam Wharton only made his Premier League debut successful February of this year.

His awesome performances successful a short abstraction of clip saw him make his England debut and beryllium included successful nan squad that reached nan last of Euro 2024.

Sources astatine Crystal Palace judge that nan 20-year-old is their champion signing from nan Championship and that is precocious praise considering Michael Olise came that measurement and has conscionable secured a move to European giants Bayern Munich.

Then England head Gareth Southgate said nan nationalist squad had been missing a subordinate for illustration Wharton for "seven aliases 8 years".

If Wharton continues to flourish for illustration he did successful his first fewer months successful nan Premier League, a move to 1 of nan division's apical sides could not beryllium acold away.

BBC Sport's Alex Howell: Being a young winger astatine Crystal Palace tin beryllium hard, particularly erstwhile nan players initially put successful beforehand of you erstwhile you are trying to break into nan squad are Eberechi Eze, Michael Olise and Wilfried Zaha.

Rak-Sakyi went connected indebtedness to Charlton successful League One during nan 2022-23 play and won their subordinate of nan twelvemonth grant aft scoring 15 goals and adding 8 assists.

The 21-year-old suffered pinch wounded past play and made conscionable 8 appearances crossed each competitions for nan Eagles.

However, he has done good successful pre-season, looking astatine location successful Oliver Glasner’s 3-4-3 formation.

BBC Sport's Simon Stone: Arsenal [where Obi-Martin played for nan past 2 years] judge they made a adjacent connection to nan 16-year-old forward, who has represented some England and Denmark astatine younker level. But he has decided to subordinate Manchester United.

The reasons for this will beryllium debated but Obi-Martin has proved himself to beryllium lethal successful younker ranks – he scored 10 goals successful a azygous crippled against Liverpool Under-16s erstwhile he was 15.

It will beryllium fascinating to spot really quickly he develops and whether he gets a chance successful nan EFL Trophy and UEFA Youth League. If he does good there, mightiness we spot him connected nan United first-team chair astatine immoderate point?

BBC Sport's Simon Stone: I americium not going against Pep Guardiola. It is simply a truism pinch younker players that they person nan powerfulness to make it intolerable to disregard them done nan excellence of their performance.

The 19-year-old O'Reilly did conscionable that against Barcelona successful Florida. And while a number of elder stars are yet to return to training aft nan Euros and Copa America, O’Reilly’s capacity against nan manager's erstwhile nine is bound to instrumentality pinch Guardiola.

As a midfielder, he knows a regular first-team slot is intolerable for now fixed Rodri's presence. But he whitethorn get opportunities from nan bench, particularly aft different awesome show successful nan Community Shield triumph against Man Utd.

Leicester's signing of Golding from Chelsea past period was an intriguing one.

The 18-year-old did not make a lasting belief connected nan first squad astatine Stamford Bridge - making conscionable 1 quality arsenic an 89th-minute substitute successful a 4-0 FA Cup triumph complete Preston - but has plentifulness of younker acquisition pinch England's property groups.

He will not beryllium expected to capable nan spread near by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, who joined Chelsea successful July, but arsenic a midfielder who tin play arsenic a 10 aliases a number eight, location is imaginable for him to go nan adjacent box-to-box prima for nan Foxes.

Nottingham Forest brought successful winger Moreira from St Pauli this summertime for little than £2m.

A Germany Under-17 international, he only made his master debut past play but helped St Pauli triumph promotion to nan Bundesliga for nan first clip successful 13 years.

Moreira, who tin besides play right-back, helped Germany triumph nan Under-17 European Championship and World Cup past twelvemonth and joins pinch winning pedigree for personification who only turned 18 successful May.

Wolves brought nan 18-year-old Lima to Molineux for £8.5m from Sport Recife successful July, reportedly snatching him from Chelsea's grasp, and he has impressed successful pre-season.

Nelson Semedo’s reddish paper successful past season's final-day conclusion astatine Liverpool gives Lima nan chance to beryllium himself astatine right-back early on, pinch Semedo banned for nan opening 3 games.

Portugal world Semedo is still apt to regain his place, but Lima is expected to time off a people this season.

The 18-year-old has impressed successful nan Everton academy and earned his first master statement successful July, signing a three-year deal.

The midfielder collapsed into nan club's under-21 broadside past play and has been fixed a chance to characteristic successful nan first squad during pre-season.