The next star of the beautiful game? Reportedly yes. A lot of players have being touted as the next so in so, going on what has being happen in recent days in Italy something about this kid has got his current club AC Milan in a frenzy. The Rossoneri signed the young Moroccan from Reggiana for the then 14 year old last summer, fighting off reported interest from rivals Inter, Barcelona, Juventus, Manchester City and Real Madrid for €500,000 euro's. The lack of funds at AC Milan is more than apparent after slimming down with the sales of Zlatan and Thiago Silva in the summer. According to Total Football Magazine, the kid could be their best signing yet.
Anyone familiar with Football Manager will be accustomed to the word Trequarista - what is it some will say? Well in the grand scheme of things it is a player who usually is a number 10, a playmaker. Legends of the past like Del Piero, Baggio, Bergkamp, Dalglish, Maradona and the great Zizou - Zinedine Zidane have performed this role in some shape or form throughout their careers. Hachim has being compared the great Frenchman amongst others, for someone so young it doesn't seem to be fazing him in the slightest. His rapid rise from a local "junior" side to AC Milan in just 5 years, he has clearly being scouted and something in him made the likes of AC Milan sign him. Why is he future star may you say? Well I take you to why I write about this young starlet.
His ball control and dribbling skills have being compared to two of the greatest players to play the game, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. A video released highlighted some of those skills with a ping pong ball and an orange(for someone who only noticed this lad during the summer, anyone who has played keepy uppies with a proper ball can't only appreciate the skill on show here):
More importantly, news that AC Milan are petitioning to have the lad playing in a Serie A despite not being eligible to play in Serie A. The rules legislate that players have to be at least 16 in the Italian game, so as it stands Hachim will have to wait till he turns sixteen next June. But Massimiliano Allegri as well as the board have recognised with Hachim's performances in the Italian equivalent of youth football under Milan legend Filippo Inzaghi has warranted such a petition.
If rumours are to be believed Allegri has wanted to add Mastour's creativity into a side lacking some at present. Despite the rules not allowing it to happen, owner Silvio Berlusconi and his CEO Adriano Gailiani are going to make a request to the F.I.G.C(Italian Football Federation) to be given special dispensation so that Hachim Mastour can included in their squad for the remainder of the season. Further empathises their belief was his impact debut for the AC Milan under-15's which will only serve more notice what a talent that the Rossoneri possess to not only F.I.G.C but the football world: Mastour's Milan Debut
As a football fan, it will be interesting to see are Berlusconi and co. get granted their request. This is one to keep an eye on over the weeks ahead.
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