FIFA 16: 10 Goalkeeper Wonderkids You Should Sign
Because you want the next Neuer, not the next Taibi...
The man between the sticks is often one of the most important men on the pitch. He can be the difference between a 1-0 win and a 1-4 hammering purely by the level of his performance.
Goalkeeping is a cruel, lonely position. A single mistake almost always results in a goal, placing the prospects of the 10 men in front of him firmly into his gloves. Those who take up the mantle of being a goalkeeper must have broad shoulders as well as talent. Otherwise the results can, and often are, catastrophic.
Stephen Bywater, Massimo Taibi and Kostas Chalkias are all great examples of what happens when a goalkeeper just doesn't have what it takes to cut it at the top level. Sometimes, though, you come across a starlet who can. Sometimes you get your hands on a Courtois; Dea Gea or a ter Stegen. But where are these young men with wide shoulders and glue laden hands?
The answer is, pretty much, spread out across Europe...
10. Timo Horn - FC Koln
Starting with one of the more well known talents in Europe we have Timo Horn.
At 22, the German stopper, is at the older end of keepers to feature on the list but still has plenty of time to develop into a great goalkeeper. Timo became the first choice keeper for FC Koln during the 2012/13 season. He then cemented his place the following year while helping the squad gain promotion into the Bundesliga where he continued to hold onto the no.1 jersey and produced a string of excellent performances between the sticks.
He stands at 6"4 and boasted an impressive 76 skill level on FIFA 15 and a potential rating of 84. The only reason to think anything will be different in FIFA 2016 is that he starting rating may receive a couple of points bump and a sightly heftier transfer fee as a result.