Reported Celtic target Takefusa Kubo broke a La Liga record on Tuesday night, becoming the youngest foreign player to produce two assists in one match in the 21st century.
A rabbit-pulling magician of a winger who has donned the iconic kits of Barcelona and Real Madrid already in his short career, Kubo continues to prove week-in, work-out that the hype is entirely justified.
The Los Blancos wonderkid has been a revelation on loan at Real Mallorca this season.
And, after inspiring a 5-1 thrashing of Celta Vigo in midweek, comparisons with a certain Argentine number ten are going absolutely nowhere.
Kubo channelled his inner Messi with two assists from his favoured left-wing role as a pretty, passing Mallorca moved to within five points of their relegation rivals.
As a result, he has become the youngest non-Spanish player in 20 years to set up more than one goal in the same game.
No wonder Andres Iniesta, the Barcelona legend, loves a player with ‘immense talent’ who slipped through the fingers of the Catalan Kings in 2015 (AS).
No wonder Zinedine Zidane thinks Kubo has a huge future at the Santiago Bernabau (One Football).
And no wonder the clubs looking to snap up the Japan international on another loan deal have reached double figures. AS claimed last week that Celtic have joined Lazio, AC Milan, Ajax and more in the race for a fresh-faced, fleet-footed talent with a £230 million release clause.
Wherever Kubo ends up, expect more records to tumble in the years to come.
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