Arsenal and Chelsea are both said to be hot on the heels of the next player to take on the mantle of ‘next Luis Suarez’. Sort off.

We’re assuming they mean his skill and not his god-awful, offensive character.

Just 12-years-old, Lateef Omidiji Jr, is currently tied to FC Dordrecht in the Netherlands. Although he plays for their u14s, his age means that neither club will be able to make a move for the US-born player until he turns 16.

But it’s not just the two English clubs that are said to be after him. No, it’s a big list including, but not limited to Ajax, Feyenoord, and major clubs in Spain.

He is eligible to play for both Nigeria (through his father) and the US, the country in which he was born.

It is always important to remember at this point that Lateef is 12.

The chances of him actually making it at the top level are very slim, despite his obvious talent. Just look at former child prodigy, Freddy Adu.

Tipped to be bigger than Pele when he was just a kid, he was the youngest athlete ever to sign a professional contract in the US when he was just 14.

Since then he’s left DC United and played for Real Salt Lake, Benfica, Monaco, Belenenses, Aris, Caykur Rizespor, Philadelphia Union, Bahia, Jagodina, KuPS, and KuFU-98 before signing for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 2015.

He’s still only 26.