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Recently linked with Arsenal, £22m attacker made list of world’s best youngsters in March
A player reportedly on the radar of Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta made Goal.com’s list of top 50 footballers born on or after 1 January 2001.
The Gunners are thought to be among the clubs interested in signing Velez Sarsfield prodigy Thiago Almada this summer, according to .
The 19-year-old attacker has been thoroughly impressive in his native Argentina and appears to have caught the attention of multiple elite clubs.
As well as Arsenal, Almada – who is believed to have a – is thought to be on the radar of Manchester City, Manchester United and Atletico Madrid.
‘s NxGn 2020 list, which came out at the end of March, lists the Argentine youngster in 19th place, ahead of the likes of Joshua Zirkzee and Giovanni Reyna.
Almada’s section read: “Ex-Velez Sarsfield boss Gabriel Heinze freely admitted last August that he was reluctant to lean so heavily on Thiago Almada because the attacking midfielder was only 18, but then he asked himself: “How can I not play him if he is so good?”
“Indeed, the kid from the same town as Carlos Tevez, Fuerte Apache, plays with the same drive and tenacity as the former Manchester City forward and, interestingly, the Argentina Under-20 international is now being linked with a summer switch to the Etihad Stadium.”
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Almada is a youngster of the highest calibre, having been compared to fellow Argentine Lionel Messi by the likes of and Uruguay legend Luis Suarez by .
“His style with the ball is wild, but that’s not a negative,” wrote the latter. “He is dogged, tenacious but also capable of the sublime. In fact, witnessing that, you’re reminded of a certain former Anfield hero who also originated from South America – Luis Suarez.”
Though competition will no doubt be hard for Arsenal, with the likes of the Manchester clubs and Atletico Madrid said to also be in the running, they’d be getting their hands on a truly amazing young player if they manage to convince him of a switch to the Emirates Stadium ahead of their opponents.