Best young attacking midfielders in Europe with Arsenal and Chelsea representing the Premier League

2. Julian Draxler, Schalke 04

Amid all the speculation concerning the future of this 20-year-old he has simply gotten on with the task in hand and tried to get Schalke back into Europe.

Draxler is one of the most coveted youngsters in world football and has five goals and 10 assists this term, as well as 10 caps for Germany to date.