Former River Plate playmaker Pablo Aimar is one of the stars of the new generation of talented young Argentines.

Like Javier Saviola at Barcelona, he has been able to move to one of the top clubs in Europe at the start of a highly promising career.

Still only 22, he has already played a key part in Valencia reaching the 2001 Champions League final after signing for £13m last January.

Slight in build, Aimar possesses pace in abundace and is intuitively creative.

Adventurous and unpredictable, his dashes of flair can spark an attack out of nothing.