MICHAL ZUK - new MESSI from BARCELONA and LA MASIA! Could be better than Messi? Skills and goals

We have somehow forgotten about the next best feature, and we definitely shouldn't have. After all, this one is your favorite on our channel, and thanks to this very feature, you probably may have learned about us. Well, we never planned to close it, we were just looking for a new hero. And here he is, the 11-year-old super-talent of the Barcelona Academy, Mikhail Zhuk. A blond boy with over 60 thousand followers on Instagram. Hmm, how many subscribers do I have on Instagram? Ah, right, never mind. The boy is rated as La Masia's greatest talent, and Mikhail is expected to lead Barca to new heights in the future. Just like Leo Messi. Barcelona is looking for talents all over the world. Scouts of the Catalan club are interested in absolutely all the boys and girls who stand out from their peers. The talent's hunting is conducted from the youngest age groups. It's crazy how many competing scouts are trying to get some diamonds for their clubs that will forge the club's glory in the future. There is only one goal for Barcelona scouts – to find a talent that can reach the first team in about 10-15 years. Barca signed Guardiola at 13, Xavi at 11, Iniesta at 12, Messi at 13, and fresh talent of the first team Ansu Fati at 10. These deals can be valued at a billion euros, but the wonderkids moved to Barca practically for free. Mikhail Zhuk was born on January 2nd, 2009. His father is a Pole, working in Barcelona. We are already looking forward how in the future the football federations of Poland and Spain will fight for the blond talent. It is interesting what national team the boy will choose. His Instagram posts are in Spanish and Polish. Such a little polyglot! Mikhail earned his place in Barca after the 2015-2016 season. The prodigy played for humble club Aqua Hotel FC back then. That season Zhuk reached a cosmic mark for his position – 27 goals in 16 matches for the midfielder. It's just a phenomenal achievement – almost 2 goals a game! Of course, scouts of top Spanish clubs couldn't miss such a diamond. Mikhail chose Barca and moved to La Masia in 2016. In Catalonia, a very funny nickname stuck to the guy – Milhouse. Hello to Simpsons! The coaches of La Masia, realizing what a gift they got, began to pump the boy with leaps and bounds. To begin with, they made an ambiguous decision – submit a guy as a part of 11-year-old team. The kid was only 10 years old though. Thus, the coaches wanted to accelerate the physical and game development of talent. And looks like their idea is working! According to experts, the guy progresses very fast. He is already wearing a captain's armband. There is a lot of talks about this guy at the academy. The case is that in December 2018, the boy and his brother Milhouse, who plays for another Catalan club Girona, signed a contract with Adidas. Signing a contract with Adidas at 9 years old? Mikhail, you gotta be kidding! The wonder kid advertises the company's outfit and has the unique opportunity to meet Lionel Messi regularly at Adidas events. I wish I had such a childhood! There is a point. Adidas will not sign a contract with a mediocre footballer, so this is a big advance and already some recognition of a great talent of a prodigy. And of course, the guy has already been nicknamed the new Messi. Surprised, aren't you? Mikhail plays 7A side football in Barca squad. He is one out of two team's main midfielders. This is how David Bravo, a journalist for Barca Universal, describes him. His talent is definitely above average. Zhuk is a versatile person who has all the conditions. And his short stature and blonde hair seem to make his every step even more attractive Mikhail is a pure elegance, pure class. It seems that at his age he already knows the path to excellence at Barca. He is flawless in making decisions. He smoothly beats the defenders, dribbles, opens up skillfully and makes very few mistakes. He shoots precisely and defends surprisingly well thanks to intelligence and the ability to correctly choose a position. He has everything. We have to be careful about our expectations, David says. We have already seen this with the example of someone like Javi Simons, who was supposed to be the next legend of Barca, and then he ended up in PSG. We all have a responsibility to protect the young man. Concluded Bravo. And of course, we cannot leave you without a compilation of the game of this 11-year-old beast. Enjoy watching! Guys, we hope it was interesting for you to get acquainted with the new hero of the next best, Mikhail Zhuk. We wish him further progress, to avoid injuries and continue to perform with an excellent game and make us happy. It was Inside Football. We watch football from a different angle. Have a nice one and good health! Bye-bye!