Rangers starlet Amad Diallo one of the top 50 teenagers in football
Rangers turned heads in Scotland when they announced the loan signing of Amad Diallo from Manchester United and the teenager started well with a goal against Ross County on his debut.
The Ivorian hasn’t found the net since that day however but he is still a danger to sides in the Scottish Premiership when he is at his best.
He has now been recognised as one of the top 50 teenagers in world football according to the latest article from FourFourTwo.
He was actually ranked high on the list in 15th ahead of the likes of Noni Madueke at PSV Eindhoven and Manchester United teammate Anthony Elanga.
“Diallo has superb technical ability and a work-rate to match – and now he’s at Rangers, where he scored on his debut,” FourFourTwo writes.
“The winger is diminutive with a low centre of gravity; he loves nothing more than taking on left-backs before cutting in to set up teammates. Much is expected of him over the next few years.”
Yet to see the magic
That’s a glowing review of someone who is only 19 years of age and we are yet to see that kind of spark in his limited time at Ibrox.
While he did score just minutes into his debut at Ross County, it was a simple back-post tap in rather than the dazzling run and finish he would have dreamt of the night before.
Since that day, he has failed to live up to the hype in Scotland and the Old Firm demolition saw him brought off at half-time.
He was a substitute against Hearts and didn’t even get on at home to Hibs but he did feature against Annan in the Scottish Cup where he played 70 minutes.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst will want to see more from the Ivorian and he is certainly capable of doing so if he gets the chance.
The Dutchman has been guilty of overreacting from the defeat to Celtic and it is affecting Diallo badly, he needs games.
In other Rangers news, this star has said he is enjoying his football again despite a rusty performance against Annan.