Wunderkids

It is a blank cheque to build the most exciting young starting XI in world football.

Steve Crossman will be joined by experts to discuss the latest addition to the team and one new player will be revealed each week.

Each player must be young and have the potential to become the next superstars in their position.

We are not going for the obvious names, but we are looking at the players who are on the verge of making the breakthrough into the big time.

In this week's episode, we pick a player who has already sparked a tug-of-war between England and Germany to represent their respective national teams.

Who is he?

Jamal Musiala scored his first international goal for Germany in a World Cup qualifier against North Macedonia in October 2021
Jamal Musiala scored his first goal for Germany in a World Cup qualifier against North Macedonia in October 2021

Musiala was chosen for Germany's Euro 2020 squad last summer and his CV shows it, as he has a senior international tournament under his belt.

The 19-year-old was a surprise call-up, having amassed just three caps prior to the finals, but he made two substitute appearances - in the group stage against Hungary and the last-16 defeat by England.

Musiala was born to a Nigerian father and a German mother in Germany.

He chose to represent Germany rather than the Three Lions because he spent a lot of his childhood in London.

Musiala, who was 16 at the time, has 13 goals in 72 appearances, breaking the records for both youngest league player and goal scorer.

  • Musiala - winger, deep midfielder, Muller successor

What does the expert say?

The football journalist is from Bavarian.

He was as good as a seven-year-old when he was five and as good as a 13-year-old when he was nine.

Southampton saw him and got him in for a year. He scored a lot of points. He scored two or three goals in his first match. Everybody knew he was good.

He is still down to earth. When he was allowed to pick a car, he chose a small car from the sponsor of the team.

Jamal is one of the rare young kids who is not in danger after the first successful season, and he has rented a helicopter before. He kept his feet on the ground.

He can play in the Thomas Muller position right behind Robert Lewandowski, and he can play next to Joshua Kimmich. He is mature for his age.

What does the fan say?

The Bayern StrikesPodcast is hosted by Kiran Thakare.

Jamal has been generating a lot of hype since he arrived at the club. He has not looked back since he got integrated into the first team at the age of 18.

His close control sets him apart from other young talents and his decision-making is top quality for a player who is still in his teenage years.

Even though they played in different positions, they both have immense quality on the ball as well as tenacity off the ball.

Musiala scored a crucial goal after the half-time break and then set up another goal in the second half, his best moment in aBayern shirt. It was an important part of the game.

Wunderkids team.