4. William Carvahlo
With financial problems at Sporting Clube de Portugal, they have had to rely to on products from their impressive academy. And one of those players is William Carvalho. He performances has seen himself establish his place in the Sporting team, in-place of the more experienced Argentinian midfielder Fabián Rinaudo. A year on loan to Belgian side Cercle Brugge really helped Carvalho's development - with comparisons being made with Yaya Toure by
Brugge's sporting director Ivan van Damme "He is very strong, could play in every position in midfield, highly skilled and very capable physically. He has qualities that are very similar to Yaya Touré, but has one key advantage. He is very young and will only continue to get better." Manchester United have shown interest in acquiring the services of Carvalho, although the Portugal U-21 international recently signed a 5 year contract with Sporting, with a
40 million release-clause. However, if he continues his development, the 40 million fee would be worth every penny.