04 Aug,2026
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Liverpool's Trey Nyoni (left), Arsenal's Max Dowman (centre) and Manchester United's Shea Lacey will all be looking to make a big impact in the Premier League in 2026-27. Which youngsters will make their mark on the 2026-27 season? The Premier League is not far away, with reigning champions Arsenal hosting newly promoted Coventry City on Friday, 21 August.
We have picked 20 prospects, one from every Premier League club, who will be looking to mark their mark and enjoy a breakthrough season. Who knows, some of these listed could provide a real bargain for you Fantasy Premier League managers out there.
Max Dowman became the youngest scorer in the Premier League when he netted against Everton in March at the age of 16 years and 73 days. It feels strange to say that a player who has already scored a goal in the Premier League is about to have a breakthrough season - but that is exactly the case for Max Dowman. He broke the record to become the youngest scorer in league history last season and made his first league start on the final day of last campaign, too.
The attacker is still only 16 years old, and made six appearances in the league last season, but after being given a taste of first-team action is set to be more involved this time around. Dowman scored in a pre-season friendly win over Girona and going forward is likely to be a legitimate option for manager Mikel Arteta, both on the wing and as a number 10. Arteta will still protect the highly rated youngster, but this season could be the time we see Dowman in the Arsenal first team on a regular basis.
George Hemmings made two substitute appearances for Aston Villa in the Premier League last season. The midfielder has been highly rated at Villa Park for some time and is considered the best of their recent crop of talent to come through the academy. He made his first-team debut at Arsenal last season and made four appearances for Unai Emery overall, including two in the Europa League. A strong start to pre-season, including a goal in the defeat by Real Sociedad, underlines the 19-year-old's potential.
Veljko Milosavljevic made his international debut for Serbia aged 17. Centre-half Veljko Milosavljevic is already a Serbia international and became the youngest Bournemouth player to start a Premier League match when he played against Brighton in September. Milosavljevic, who turned 19 on 28 June, featured in seven Premier League games in 2025-26, with the Cherries winning four and drawing one.
However, the 6ft 4in defender has not featured since January because of a knee injury, but will be hoping to get back to his best and continue his impressive start at Vitality Stadium. He joined the Cherries from Red Star Belgrade on deadline day at the start of September in 2025, for an initial fee of £13m.
Kaye Furo has made one substitute appearance for Brentford in the Premier League. In January, Brentford paid £8m to sign Belgian striker Kaye Furo from Club Brugge. A 6ft 3in quick and powerful striker, Furo had played in the Champions League against Arsenal before moving to west London with Bees boss Keith Andrews saying: "Kaye is someone we have tracked for a while that we are really excited about bringing to the club. His attributes are ones I like and feel we can develop within the environment we have created. I have no doubt he will be a big player for us."
Furo played two FA Cup ties for Brentford before making his Premier League debut in May, coming on as a late substitute in a 3-0 victory over West Ham, and Andrews will be hoping for a big season from the 19-year-old.
Zadok Yohanna became the most expensive player to be sold by a Swedish club when he moved to Brighton in June. Brighton have established a reputation for finding exciting young talent and Seagulls fans will be hoping they have done it again with the purchase of 19-year-old Nigerian right-winger Zadok Yohanna.
The club agreed a £21.5m deal to sign Yohanna from Swedish club AIK Stockholm, where he scored five goals and provided four assists in 18 appearances. Former Brighton midfielder Warren Aspinall, speaking on the Albion Unlimited podcast, felt the club's fans had every reason to be optimistic.