Football: Top 20 most expensive teenage footballers ever (With Pictures)

19. Miralem Sulejmani – £11.38m

Following a protracted £11.38m move from Heerenveen to Ajax in 2008, Miralem Sulejmani made a hugely promising impact during his first season with the Eredivisie giants. The skilful wide man, who was 19-years-old at the time of the transfer, then became the most expensive Dutch player of all-time and matched the record with a 10-goal haul during his first campaign with the Amsterdam club. Sulejmani continued to impress and came within an approved work permit of joining West Ham in August 2010, but he remained in Holland before eventually signing for Benfica following an injury-ravaged final two seasons at Ajax.

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18. Erik Lamela – £11.9m 

Before his high-profile transfer to Tottenham Hotspur, Erik Lamela first made the pivotal move from his Argentinian homeland to Europe when he joined Roma as a 19-year-old in August 2011. The Serie A club fought off competition from Barcelona to prise the midfielder from River Plate for £11.9m, and he would continue wowing the rest of Europe throughout two seasons of eye-catching displays. Although Lamela is yet to fulfil his potential in the Premier League, he has offered glimpses of why Spurs were prepared to pay £21m to secure his services.