Ferjani Sassi (22 years old, CS Sfaxien, Central midfielder):

Very few African-based players have the playing profile of Ferjani Sassi. Sfax’s number 13 is an aesthete’s footballer, exuding ethereal elegance on the pitch. His exquisite touch and incisive passing has, this year, been supplemented by a nose for goal. He has five goals this calendar year, and that kind of  improvement has a host of French clubs salivating. Lens, Lyon, and Toulouse are reportedly particularly keen on the Tunisian ace.