The hunt for “new Lionel Messi” – La Liga Special
Thanks to their superb youth academy setup, Barcelona have incorporated a plethora of players in their first team. Lionel Messi takes the cake of being the best not only in Catalunya but also in the world. He was recruited as a 12-year-old mercurial talent
and has won over the world with his silky smooth http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Skills-c40539. Now everyone in the world is scouting for the next Lionel Messi, and every hot prospect is heralded as the “new Lionel Messi.”
Valencia are the latest club who have signed an Argentine player dubbed as the next big thing in world football. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pablo-Piatti-c29003 has played alongside Messi in Argentina’s youth ranks and has been likened to him on several occasions. The 22-year-old is a two
years http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Junior-c20060 to the diminutive player, and had a breakthrough season in UD Almeria’s ranks. Piatti led their scoring charts in an unsuccessful year that resulted in relegation from La Liga.
He joins the Mestalla club for a reported 8 million Euros and would be looking to follow his compatriot’s footsteps. On the other hand Los Che would be hoping that Piatti can fire them to success, just like his international teammate has propelled Barcelona
to the top of world football.
However, Barcelona have found another gem from Argentina. The player in question is 12-year-old Guido Vadala who coincidently hails from Rosario, just like Lionel Messi. Guido travelled to Barcelona in January and stayed there for fifteen days. The youngster
was also invited by Juventus, Atlanta and Inter Milan to visit their facilities.
Palermo’s attacking midfielder, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javier-Pastore-c18082 has been likened to the Catalan ace for quite some time now and a move to Barcelona was speculated at the start of transfer window. Pastore was the reason his club managed to salvage anything from a disappointing
campaign. Valued at over 50 million Euros, the pint sized attacker will join a high profile European club whenever he decides to leave. Palermo look set to earn a cash windfall from their “new Lionel Messi.”
Staying in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raul-c30652 Ruidiaz is the latest name to be given the title. The young Peruvian forward shone in 2010 Copa Libertadores and has garnered interest from top European sides. He
is a level headed individual like his fellow South American, and has distanced himself from a transfer to Europe. Spanish top flight teams, Villarreal and Sevilla are also interested in him.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 based clubs are active in scouring South America in their hunt for signing a Messi esque player. Porto recently completed the signing of Juan Iturbe. The talented attacking midfielder joins the long list of players coming from South America, who
is labelled as Messi esque.
Ambitious English side, Tottenham Hotspurs have joined the race to scout the youngest players coming from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 who should fulfil the following criterion: the player should be small in frame, possesses an exquisite ball control, and can pierce opposition’s
defences with his dribbling ability and through balls. They have been keeping tabs on 17-year-old Juan Jose Vea Murgula.
Paris based club, PSG have gone the distance in its desire to sign the new-http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 as well as Europe.
It is a big task to live up to such billing, and it will not be surprising if youngsters burn up in their quest to emulate the Catalan forward. However, in the views of this writer becoming the best with your skill set is more important than emulating the
best in the world. Every individual is different, and footballers are individuals too.
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