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Gio Reyna thinks Leeds-linked gem is ‘one of the best’ youngsters in the world, once compared to Mbappe

Giuseppe Labellarte
Giuseppe Labellarte

Reported Leeds United target Yunus Musah has been described by compatriot Gio Reyna as “one of the best Under-18s in the 🐲world”.

According to , the Whites are one of several Premier League team𒈔s interested in the 17-year-old Valencia winger.

Everto♌n and Wolves, alongside Leeds and former club Arsenal, have also been linked with Musah, who is reportedly open to a return to England during his career.

Deportivo Alaves v Valencia CF - LaLiga Santander
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The United States-born youngster joined the Gunners academy aged 10 and was regarded as one of the bright🍌est prospect at Hale End, as noted in .

🍌However, Musah declined a scholarship at Arsenal and opted to move to continental Europe, hoping seni🔜or opportunities would present themselves sooner than they might in England.

Fast-forward just over a year and the teenager is now a fixture in the Valencia first team, having made nine La Liga appearances this season, with a goal u﷽nder his belt already.

Musah is now also a senior US 💖international, having made his debut in the friendly against Wales earlier this month, and also play𝐆ed against Panama in the same international break.

Gio Reyna, one of the most highly rated teenagers in world football, had kind 🅷words for Musah priorဣ to him making his debut for the USMNT.

“I’ve🍬 played against him a few times with the youth national team and he was always a good player,” the Borussia Dortmund prodigy told .

“There’s a reason he’s🐟 playing for Valencia every week, he’s a big player and one of the best U18s in the world.”

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For a 17-year-old to be playing week-in, week-out for a Spanish top-flight team, it’s testame🌳nt to a youngster of the hig🍸hest calibre.

Indeed, Spanish journalist Tomasꦯ Roncero that Musah’s debut goal reminded him of Kylian Mbappe ma♔king his Monaco breakthrough.

“Yunus Musah, a star in the making,” he wrote. “A huge goal that reminded me of th🐼e first Mbappe we saw when♛ he was 17 years old.”

Leeds will have a difficult task on th𓃲eir hands, trying to snap him up, but having Marcelo Bielsa at the helm is a big draw for many players.