THE summer transfer window slams shut next Monday and finally we can focus on football rather than who’s leaving and who’s coming in.
But as we enter the final week Premier League clubs will be hoping to find the next gem — and there are plenty waiting to be found in the EFL.
GettyBilal El Khannouss has been linked to a host of Premier League clubs[/caption]
Here’s some of the young stars that could be destined for the top.
TYLER DIBLING (Southampton)
JUST 19 and without doubt the Saints’ prized asset.
The winger is valued at around £50MILLION by St Mary’s chiefs and Everton have already had bids rejected.
GettyDibling’s still only 19 but already has the world at his feet[/caption]
Dibling is a strong and versatile attacking player with fantastic dribbling skills. He plays mainly as a right winger but can either slot in as a central or attacking midfielder. This kid can also play up front.
And although he is left-footed, he can be effective on his right.
Will Still left him out of the squad at Stoke on Saturday and surely he will be off this week.
HARRISON BURROWS (Sheffield United)
RATED by a lot of people as the best left-back in the Championship.
Burrows could be on the move before the window slams shut
The 23-year-old was a great buy from Peterborough last summer with the deal worth around £6m.
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He is a great attacking talent, with a good eye for goal, but a player who is equally defensively sound.
His six goals and six assists were handy last season — and West Ham are believed to be one of the clubs that have been keenly tracking his progress.
HAYDEN HACKNEY (Middlesbrough)
SURELY this talented home-bred midfielder is going to be snapped up soon.
Championship rivals Ipswich made a £14m bid for the 23-year-old last month — and Boro were keen for him to go — but the player is said to have his heart set on moving into the top flight.
GettyHackney has been linked to some Premier League clubs this summer already[/caption]
Everton boss David Moyes is interested and Crystal Palace have made overtures to Boro.
Boro need the cash but Hackney will not just leave this summer for the sake of it and is prepared to hold out for the right move away from his boyhood club.
KELLEN FISHER (Norwich)
CANARIES defender has been a huge hit at Carrow Road since they signed him from Bromley two years ago.
Nottingham Forest have reportedly been tracking himReuters
The 21-year-old has been courting interest from Nottingham Forest and Everton after he had a fantastic breakthrough season.
MIHAILO IVANOVIC (Millwall)
WOLVES have been among the Premier League sides tracking this 20-year-old Serbian striker.
He impressed after Alex Neil took over at The Den and ended last season with a handy 12 goals from 25 starts.
It’s been another summer where the Millwall star has been hugely linked with an exitGetty
What impresses me is his relentless pressing and strong physique. Always finding good pockets of space.
Has a good work ethic and is technically good.
TOM FELLOWS (West Brom)
EVERYONE gets excited at The Hawthorns when you talk about this 22-year-old winger who came through the academy.
The Solihull kid has been scintillating since breaking properly into the first team almost two years ago. He has pace to burn, frightens the living daylights out of defenders and delivers dangerous crosses.
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Add to that he is a great passer of the ball and a threat at set-pieces and you have one hell of a player.
Everton seem to be sniffing around a lot of these rising second-tier stars and have been tracking Fellows. Championship rivals Southampton are believed to be interested if the Toffees buy Dibling.
MATEUS FERNANDES (Southampton)
PORTUGUESE playmaker was one of the few shining lights for Saints in their 12-point Premier League horror show.
And Fernandes, 21, has been on the radar of West Ham, Sunderland and Nottingham Forest this summer.
ReutersIt’s a surprise that Fernandes is still at Saints[/caption]
Solid both defensively and offensively in the middle of the park. He drives the ball forward, his work-rate at times is obscene and is a wonderful passer of the ball.
For someone of his age he is so mature too. Definitely too good for the Championship.
SHEA CHARLES (Southampton)
LEEDS have been sniffing around for this midfield gem after he impressed in a season-long loan at Sheffield Wednesday last season.
The 21-year-old Northern Ireland midfielder — who had helped Saints get promoted to the Premier League two seasons ago — can count himself unfortunate not to get a crack at the top flight with Saints.
There have been reports that he could be off to Leeds United
Will Still is happy to have him back this season but if a Prem club comes knocking with a decent bid of £20m-plus he will surely be on his way.
SAM TICKLE (Wigan)
THIS 23-year-old keeper is going places. If not this summer, surely next year.
Manchester United, Arsenal and Everton have all been linked with this kid who is rated as the best No1 in League One.
The 23-year-old goalkeeper has been tipped to get to the Premier League some dayGetty
He is a great shot-stopper, commands his box, has great reflexes, is flexible with his distribution and was the first keeper in 13 years to win the club’s player-of-the-year last season.
BILAL EL KHANNOUSS (Leicester)
THE Moroccan midfielder was snapped up by the Foxes for £21m last summer but after relegation he looks set to want to leave.
Crystal Palace and Tottenham have been strongly linkedRex
Tottenham, West Ham, Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace and Leeds are among the main vultures circling for the 21-year-old.
In an awful Leicester campaign in the top flight he scored twice and laid on three assists. But there is much more to come.
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