Everton are reportedly on the verge of signing one of the most promising young strikers in world football, as a deal for Juventus forward Moise Kean nears completion.
Towards the end of last season, the 19-year-old forced his way into the Juventus first team, scoring six goals and registering one assist in 13 league appearances overall, including a run of scoring six goals in six appearances between March and April, as he made a real impact.
The Italian has also scored for the senior national team too, scoring two goals in just three caps so far. Kean really is a star in the making, which is why Everton are so eager to sign him this summer.
But, how does Kean compare to some of the other wonderkids in world football right now?
We used Football Manager 2019 to find out.
Moise Kean - Juventus
Current ability: 120/200
Potential ability: -9 (180/200)
Positions: ST/AML
Best attributes: Natural fitness (18), agility (15), off the ball (15), determination (15), finishing (14), acceleration (14) and balance (14).
At just 19 years old, Kean is still a very young player, and that's reflected in his profile on Football Manager 2019.
The Italian striker clearly has some strong areas, including his natural fitness, off the ball movement, speed, dribbling and balance, even his finishing is impressive for such a young player.
But, with any young player, he does have some weaknesses. His work rate, team work, composure, anticipation, passing, vision and first touch are all average at best, so he has a lot to improve on.
His potential ability is currently set at -9, which means he could potentially reach a current ability of 180 out of 200. This would make him one of the world's best players, more highly rated than the likes of Antoine Griezmann (179), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (170) and Lorenzo Insigne (167).
So, how does Kean compare with the world's best wonderkids?
Here are the wonderkids from around the world with the same potential as Kean.
Selected wonderkids with the same potential as Moise Kean - Football Manager 2019
Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan)
Frenkie De Jong (Barcelona)
Declan Rice (West Ham)
Alban Lafont (Fiorentina)
Gedson Fernandes (Benfica)
Dani Olmo (Dinamo Zagreb)
Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma)
Paulinho (Bayer Leverkusen)
Diogo Dalot (Manchester United)
Exequiel Palacios (River Plate)
Juan Hernandez (Watford)
Diego Lainez (Real Betis)
Sandro Tonali (Brescia)
Lee Kangin (Valencia)
Tahith Chong (Manchester United)
Thiago Almada (Vélez Sarsfield)
Abel Ruiz (Barcelona)
Wow, some really big talents in there, but Moise Kean has just as much potential as them.
But, what about the wonderkids that Moise Kean has more potential than?
Selected wonderkids with lower potential then Moise Kean - Football Manager 2019
- Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid)
- Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund)
- Phil Foden (Manchester City)
- Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen)
- Marcus Rashford (Manchester United)
- Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen)
- Joe Gomez (Liverpool)
- Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona)
- Leroy Sane (Man City)
- Marco Asensio (Real Madrid)
That's right, Moise Kean has more potential than the likes of Joao Felix, Jadon Sancho and Phil Foden, according to Football Manager 2019.
Whisper it, but Everton could be about to make the signing of the summer.
