When it comes to football idols, few are older than Lionel Messi, the eight winning gold d’Or Ballon widely considered the largest player of all time.
So when your father is this Lionel Messi, you could assume that she is the only footballer you will never have looked at. But this is not the case with the three children of Messi, Thiago, Mateo and Ciro, who have their own list of current heroes.
In a recent and rare interview with Just footballHe wondered the Argentine Superstrella and Inter Miami in which current players his children – who all play at Inter Miami’s Youth Academy – aspire.
He named five prominent stars: Real Madrid’s duo, Kylian Mbappé and Vinicius Jr., Barcelona, Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski, and Erling Haaland by Manchester City.
“They see everything, everyone knows,” Messi said. “They tell you about Mbappé, Vinicius, Haaraland, Lewandowski, Lamine. They follow everyone, they don’t necessarily want to be like them, but they know everything.”
Messi took a moment to focus on a particular name: Lamine Yamal, Barcelona Wonderkid often compared to Messi, not only because of the club’s connection, but also because of his style of play.
The 17 -year -old Spanish end is among the favorites of disembarking the Golden Ballon after an amazing season that saw him score 18 goals and register 25 attendance at Barça, helping them to raise a historical history of the league, and the Spanish Super Cup and the King Cup.
“It’s impressive. What he is showing, what he does, what he has done is impressive,” said Messi. “It was already a European champion. He is still 17 years old, he is in the process of growing and I think he will grow even more as a player; he will add things to his game.”
He also pointed out a shared trip, both after starting on the right wing.
“As I started, he also started on the right. Maybe in a few years he will end up playing differently,” Messi added. “There is no doubt that it has barbaric skills; today it is one of the best in the world.”
With Messi like his father and his stars like Yamal to look, do not surprise if one of his boys becomes the next name that illuminates world football.
