Part 1: Every Premier League club’s young player to watch in 2022
With the new year fast approaching, Ryan Baldi picks out the young players to watch in 2022. Part 1 of 2.
Ryan Baldi sport.optus.com.au December 24 2021
With a new year comes new hope, and few things spark hope in the hearts of football fans more than the emergence of a bright and hopeful youngster at their beloved club.
The strain the coronavirus pandemic has placed on squad depth and the relatively new allowance of five substitutions per game means the fraught pathways between Premier League academies and clubs’ first teams have broadened slightly of late.
In the first of a two-part series, we’ve picked out one young player from each Premier League club who could make waves in 2022
Part 2: Every Premier League club’s young player to watch in 2022
Nothing thrills and galvanises a football fan base quite like the emergence of a fearless and gifted youngster taking their first steps in the professional game.
And, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to stretch squad depth to the limit, 2022 promises increased opportunities for ready rookies.
Here, in the final installment of a two-part series, we take a look at one young star ready to break through at each Premier League club in the new year..
Wolverhampton Wanderers – Theo Corbeanu
Canadian forward Corbeanu left his home nation for England in 2018, aged just 16, first attending a trial with Leicester before impressing in a try-out for Wolves, who offered the youngster a scholarship contract.
A frequent scorer at under-23s level, Corbeanu was a regular feature on the first team’s bench last season, before eventually making his debut in May, coming on as a substitute in a 2-0 defeat to Tottenham.
Already capped six times for Canada, the 19-year-old is spending this season on loan in League One with Sheffield Wednesday. A strong showing upon returning to his parent club for 2022-23’s pre-season could see him earn a sustained spot in Bruno Lage’s squad.
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