🤯 Soon a superstar? Lionel Messi praises Germany’s young talent | OneFootball

Just imagine: the GOAT himself personally selects you as one of the most promising talents in professional football.

What 99.9 percent of all football players can probably only dream of, Brajan Gruda can now officially claim as of today—and send out plenty of screenshots. Lionel Messi has chosen the DFB gem, along with nine other professionals, as part of the 'Messi+10: Season 2' campaign.

According to the Argentine, Gruda is among the ten most promising football jewels worldwide.

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In addition to the Bundesliga youngster, La Pulga has also nominated Kendry Páez (Racing Strasbourg), Mohamed Kader Meïté (Stade Rennes), Mika Godts (Ajax Amsterdam), Andrey Santos (Chelsea FC), Rodrigo (FC Porto), Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool), and Nico Paz (Como).

Wait – aren’t there two missing?

Correct. Messi also sees the players Clara Serrajordi (FC Barcelona) and Lily Yohannes (Olympique Lyon) on a steep career path in the coming years.

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