Argentinean football is in a pretty dire state. Fans up and down the great South American nation lamented yet another disappointing end to a tournament after their team crashed out of the group stages of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
The 18-man-squad, devoid of any stellar characters, almost entirely consisted of players from the Argentine Primera Division or the Campeonato Brasileiro, with only five of them playing their trade in Europe.
Although losing in the Copa America final and crashing out of the Olympics in the space of two months might appear foreboding to some, there is enough reason to be optimistic as we look at five players who are ready to break into European football, and perhaps knock on new manager Edgardo Bauza’s national team doors, ushering in a new dawn for the former World Champions.