Fulham Under-18s midfielder Josh King has been named one of the best youngsters in the Premier League this season.
A report from The Guardian has shared which player to look out for at every top-flight club in England this year.
It’s fair to say that there are plenty of players to be getting excited about at Fulham right now.
The club are doing brilliant work at Under-21 and Under-18 level and it should only be a matter of time until this benefits the first team.
The Under-21s won PL 2 Division 2 in 2022 and went on to finish fifth in the top-flight last year.
The Under-18s won the Premier League South as recently as 2020 and there are Fulham academy graduates regularly playing across the Premier League right now.
It’s difficult to narrow down one player out of Fulham’s many exciting youngsters to get really excited about, but Josh King is a standout talent.
Sharing a name with the Norwegian striker who was regularly linked with the Whites, King is already an England Under-17 international.
He made his Under-21s debut last week against Leicester City, scoring in the Premier League Cup.
The sky really is the limit for the 16-year-old right now.
Fulham midfielder King named among PL best youngsters
The report from The Guardian highlights that King was among the academy graduates who trained with Marco Silva’s first team during pre-season.
They describe him as ‘comfortable on the ball’ and have been impressed with ‘his ability to wriggle out of tight spaces’.
King has an eye for goal and has some incredible youngsters at Fulham to take inspiration from.
Jay Stansfield is thriving on loan at Birmingham City, while Martial Godo has already scored his first senior professional goal at Wigan Athletic.
Luke Harris could make his senior Wales debut against Gibraltar during this international break which would be a huge achievement.
It would be a real surprise to see King earn a call-up to the Fulham first team this season, especially given the other options in his position at Marco Silva’s disposal right now.
However, he may not be far away and establishing himself in England’s youth teams and the club’s Under-21s side has to be the aim this season.