Coolest teen ever?! Why Can Uzun is already worth €80m | OneFootball

It is truly remarkable how regularly Eintracht Frankfurt develops one striking talent after another. Currently, Can Uzun is the latest rising star making waves on the Main. Why this laid-back teenager impresses, polarizes, and is already worth a fortune.

So far, the rule has been: wherever Uzun goes, the net shakes. After joining the U15 of 1. FC Nürnberg, the native of Regensburg spread fear and terror in the junior Bundesliga of his age group. The record shows 47 goals in 43 games for the German-Turk in the U17 and U19 leagues.

It was only logical that the striker got his first chance with the professionals at 17. Two weeks later, Uzun became the youngest goal scorer in the history of the club at 17 years and 268 days. It was anything but a lucky strike, as it soon became clear. By the end of the season, Uzun had more goals (19) across all competitions than years of age.

In the race among seemingly half of all European top clubs, Frankfurt secured the deal the following summer. The next stage of his meteoric rise? Not quite. Because in the 2024/25 season, Uzun had to experience for the first time that learning years are not master years.

In the duels with Omar Marmoush and Hugo Ekitiké in the attack, as well as Mario Götze or Fares Chaibi in the offensive midfield, he rarely came out on top. Also because the rumor from his FCN days persisted that Uzun only knows his own half from stories. In the intense SGE game, there was mostly only room for substitute appearances, resulting in four goals in 20 appearances.

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Not an easy time for the jewel. "We talked a lot, joked around, and also got him to think about other things," Nnamdi Collins - another top talent of the Eagles - recently gave some insight to 'kicker'. Support that clearly did him good.

Immediately after Ekitiké's departure, Uzun stepped into the not-so-small shoes the Frenchman left behind. In the 4-1 triumph at the Bundesliga opener for his Eintracht, Uzun shone as an unstoppable offensive engine with a goal and two assists. Against Hoffenheim and Leverkusen, he followed up with two more goals. Today, Union Berlin, currently the league's shooting gallery, awaits his goal hunger.

Recently, Uzun also showed that he doesn't get stage fright on the biggest stages. Against Galatasaray Istanbul, the reigning champion from the country of his chosen national team, the three-time national player demonstrated top-class quality. His spinning shot into the corner for the decisive 2-1 was not only beautiful but also technically very demanding. Moreover, in an emotionally charged atmosphere, the goal scorer silenced the crowd not only with his celebration.

A gesture that not everyone in Turkey liked, but Uzun downplayed it coolly the next day: "Of course, my celebration yesterday was not directed against Galatasaray or the fans, but was just a spontaneous, emotional reaction to my goal. I would never be disrespectful to my compatriots and a club from my country, and I hope everyone is aware of that," he assured on his 'Instagram' profile.

After that evening, it was clear to the officials in the financial capital what financial potential was currently delighting their own fans. According to 'Bild', Uzun's price tag is already at 80 million euros, with a steep upward trend.

Because the SGE jewel is not only technically extremely clean and possesses the famous goal instinct, but also has a lot of physical potential to improve. Due to his rather slender stature and dynamic playing style, it goes unnoticed that the rising star is also 1.86 meters tall.

He already knows how to use his impressive height well, and if he adds more muscle to his current 67 kilos of fighting weight and complements it with at least a reliable heading game, the supposedly demanded 80 million today are not only too little, then the transfer record of Hugo Ekitiké will be in jeopardy just one year after the 95 million euros were transferred from Liverpool.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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