An 8-year-old Argentine dubbed ‘the Snow Messi ’ is reportedly on the radar of both Manchester United and Chelsea. Yes, already. Claudio Gabriel Nancufil, aged eight, has been making waves with his incredible close control and dribbling. The Snow Messi, or the next Lionel Messi is the next global child prodigy athlete.
I first saw video of Snow Messi on Fox Soccer Daily, who spoke of the fact that the kid even looks like Lionel Messi. Crazy that a child so young is already drawing comparisons like this and grabbing attention from such well-known football clubs, but…you gotta see the video.
From Footie Analyst:
Nicknamed ‘Little Snow Messi’ because he hails from the town of Bariloche in the foothills of the Andes mountain range, the tiny trickster is being scouted by Europe’s clubs, including Premier League giants United and Chelsea.
Check out the video of Snow Messi and judge for yourself:
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