Former USA sensation Freddy Adu has named Jude Bellingham football’s top wonderkid, also hailing Arsenal’s ‘extremely impressive’ Ethan Nwaneri.
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Adu became a teenage sensation after making his professional debut aged just 14 for DC United, making him the youngest player ever to appear in United States professional sports and earning a trial with Manchester United.
The forward held ‘wonderkid’ status for a number of years, particularly among Football Manager die-hards, but at 33, can now turn to today’s emerging stars, naming Borussia Dortmund star Bellingham as the most exciting talent in European football right now.
‘Right now I would have to say Jude Bellingham,’ Adu told Offers.Bet. ‘The reason for saying Bellingham is that for someone at the age of 19, the way he plays and the impact he is having, he’s playing like someone with 10 years more experience in the game – and that is very rare to see.