Wenger picks six best talents of 2008: two are Italian
Fifa's football development chief includes Inacio and Luongo among prospects set to become world-class players.
Arsène Wenger, a benchmark figure in talent recognition from his experiences at Monaco and Arsenal and currently heading Fifa's global football development, has identified six players born in 2008 with the credentials to reach the pinnacle of world football. Two of them are Italian.
Samuele Inacio, a striker at Borussia Dortmund who developed through Atalanta's academy and son of Inacio Pià, is among those selected by Wenger. Andrea Luongo, a midfielder at Torino, completes Italy's representation. The list continues with Santiago Espindola (River Plate), Johannes Moser (Salzburg), Ifeanyi Ndukwe (on loan at Levante from Liverpool) and Vasilije Markovic (Austria Vienna).
Wenger's selection acknowledges the work carried out by the young Italian players in their development at their respective clubs. For Inacio and Luongo it represents further confirmation of their potential recognised at international level.