The best young Ligue 1 players in FC 27 career mode

Ligue 1 is the deepest youth market in the game outside England. French academies produce prospects at almost every club, and most of them sell rather than keep, so outside Paris Saint-Germain the asking prices are reasonable and the wage demands are low.

Ligue 1 clubs hold 108 players aged 21 or under with potential 75 or more in FC 27, 38 of them wonderkids at 80 or more. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint-Germain) has the highest ceiling at 91, followed by João Neves (90) and Warren Zaïre-Emery (87).

51 of the 108 are French. By club, Strasbourg has the most (14), followed by Lyon (13). If you need someone now, João Neves (Paris Saint-Germain) is already rated 88 at 21. The youngest with 80+ potential is Ayyoub Bouaddi, 18, with 86. On a tight budget, Trevan Sanusi (Lorient) has 82 potential for an estimated €925K.