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TOMORROW’S STARS TODAY Talent scout

Joshua ZIRKZEE

(Bayern Munich, Ger, & Hol)

In a sentence

Eighteen-year-old Dutch supersub who sprung out of the Bayern shadows late last year, scoring with his very first touch on his Bundesliga debut, against Freiburg, and repeating the exact same trick a few days later, against Wolfsburg.

What they say…

Former Schalke and Holland centre-forward Youri Mulder: “This kid has a massive career in front of him. He’s a serious talent. He has the perfect build for a striker, a nose for goals and, what’s more, he can really play. In short, he’s a fantastic footballer”

Jochen Sauer, Bayern Munich’s head

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