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Sky Sports Scout - Gabriel Torje

Sky Sports Scout is where we scour the globe looking for the best talent, next up is Gabriel Torje.

We run the rule over Romanian starlet Gabriel Torje

Sky Sports Scout is our exciting feature where we scour the globe looking out for the best talent and bring you a report on what we find. Our Scout will report back and you can comment on what you think of our appraisal. Also, in association with Football Manager, we give all readers the chance to win a copy of the latest game by nominating a player. You can only nominate a player by emailing here, including the word 'Scout' in your subject line and please check to make sure we haven't already covered the player, you can see over 100 previous reports to the right of the page. Should your player get reviewed by our scout, and you were first to send in his name, then you will win a copy of Football Manager 2012, which is released in October. You can also now interact with the scout via his all new Twitter feed! You can get in touch with him and interact here or just search for @skysportsscout! Latest under our scout's gaze is Udinese starlet Gabriel Torje - recommended by Sky Sports reader Mark Burns.

The scout reports...

Recently snapped up by Udinese to replace Alexis Sanchez, who sealed a move to Barcelona. But is Torje ready to step into Sanchez' boots and more importantly - is he good enough? Clearly Torje is not a like-for-like replacement, but at 21 he is an outstanding talent. The 21-year-old began playing in his native Timisoara at a tender age, signing first for CFR and then Politehnica - where he was given his big break by their then manager Gheorghe Hagi. Hagi handed Torje, who he has been likened too, his first-team debut in 2006 and in January 2008 he was snapped up by Dinamo Bucharest. Now after over 100 games, nearly 20 goals and more than 20 assists, Torje got his move to one of Europe's big leagues. He has previously been followed closely by Paris Saint Germain, Hamburg, Wolfsburg and Lille, but Udinese pushed through a deal paying around £6million for his services. And Torje has already showed glimpses during his brief time in Italy to suggest he has what it takes to make an immediate impact. The 5ft 5in winger is full of pace and drive, and is a constant threat coming in from the right flank, or the left, and although his crossing could be worked on there is no doubting he has outstanding vision. Torje has improved year and year with Dinamo, and now the question will be whether he can do that in Italy - but the first signs are that he is capable of making a huge impact.

The scout says...

An excellent prospect, who has signed for the ideal club in the shape of Udinese to hone his skills. A couple of good years in Udine, could see Torje emerge as one of the Europe's best young midfielders.

The Scout rating...

Shooting: 8 out of 10 Passing: 7 out of 10 Tackling: 6 out of 10 Heading: 6 out of 10 Pace: 9 out of 10 Vision: 7 out of 10 Current ability: 8 out of 10 Potential ability: 10 out of 10 OVERALL SCOUT RATING: 61/80 Current value: £5million Potential value: £50million
Your opinion...
You have read our opinion of Gabriel Torje - now we want your views. Have you seen Torje in action? Do you agree with our assessment? Do you think he will make it? Get in touch, either using the form below, email or the scout's all new Twitter feed - @skysportsscout And if you have spotted anyone you think we should feature then please get in touch using the same form. We will look to send out the Scout to follow up your leads.