> “I really think he’s one of the greatest teenage sensations football has ever seen. There was Messi, there was me but... what this kid is doing at 18 is just unreal,” he said, per Marca.
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> ”I felt for him when they were knocked out of the Champions League. He gave it his all, he even started the comeback. But that’s football, anything can happen.
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> “His time is coming. I hope he wins it next year... and why not the Ballon d’Or as well? He’s special. One of those players I’ll always be rooting for.”