Justin Kluivert’s eyes light up when I mention that now he has joined a Premier League club, he is the youngest player to have featured in all of Europe’s top five divisions.
“I heard that when I moved here,” Bournemouth’s new forward says. “That’s something special for the history books. When I end my football career, I will have something next to my name. I am just 24 and I have played already in these leagues.”
His career began at Ajax, where Patrick, his father, also set a record, becoming the youngest player to score in a Champions League final when the Dutch side defeated AC Milan in 1995. From there Kluivert moved to Roma and played subsequently on loan for RB Leipzig, Nice and
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