Last week Moise Kean made a lot of people feel very old by becoming the first player born this millennium to play in the Champions League. The youngsters brother revealed who the players idol was.
Moise is one of the most highly rated young footballers in the world right now and the young Juventus forward will no doubt prove to be an inspiration today's youngsters.
However of all the top Italian and Juventus strikers that there have been over the years, like Alessandro Del Piero for example, Kean has apparently chosen a slightly unconventional choice as his role model.
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As reported by Football Italia his brother Giovanni said:
"Balotelli is his idol, but I assure you that on the pitch they are different: Moise sacrifices, he is generous because Juve taught this to him."
The 16 year old's brother also compared Moise to Balotellii as well as a couple of other strikers adding, "He's an interesting mix. A bit panther-like, similar to [Thierry] Henry.
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"But then he has a grittiness that reminds me of [Carlos] Tevez, it is the fierce desire to be in possession of the ball. If he has a chance, he goes after it everywhere to snatch it. In front of goal, however, he is cold like Mario [Balotelli].
It'll be interesting to see how Moise's career develops but if he decides not to set off fireworks in his bathroom then he'll be on the right path.
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