Four young stars who are ready to sparkle

With the new Premier League season kicking off on Friday, AFP Sport takes a closer look at four gifted youngsters who look ready to emerge as breakout stars over the next 10 months:

Tammy Abraham: Despite helping Chelsea win honors at the youth level, academy graduate Abraham has only appeared three times for the first team, having spent the past three seasons on loan to Bristol City, Swansea and Aston Villa.

However, the 21-year-old will compete with French veteran Olivier Giroud and Belgian Michy Batshuayi to lead the Chelsea attack this term and, in a boost to Abraham's hopes of featuring prominently, he has been given the No 9 shirt by new boss Frank Lampard.

Former Derby manager Lampard knows what he has on his hands in Abraham after the England striker netted twice for Villa against the Rams last season.

Phil Foden: Foden's status as the jewel of England's 2017 Under-17 World Cupwinning team is in danger of being tarnished by his lack of game time at Manchester City.

A boyhood City fan from nearby Stockport, the 19-year - old started just three Premier League matches for the treble winners last season and 11 in all competitions.

Reiss Nelson: After an impressive spell on loan with Bundesliga side Hoffenheim last season, Arsenal's England Under-21 winger Nelson could be ready to make a splash at Emirates Stadium.

The 19-year-old heads a promising group of young talent emerging from Arsenal's academy that also includes midfielder Joe Willock and forward Eddie Nketiah.

Troy Parrott: Parrott is a 17-year-old Irish striker tipped for the top after impressing Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino during preseason.

Pochettino held Parrott back from joining Ireland's Under-19s for the European Championship in order to fasttrack his development during Spurs Asian tour.