Mario Balotelli is my idol - Moise Kean | OneFootball

Moise Kean’s potential knows no bounds.

The talented 18-year-old set the world on fire two seasons ago, becoming the first player born in the 2000s to play in the Champions League in November 2016 at age 16.

He then became the first player born in 2000 to score in Europe’s top-five leagues at the end of the 2016/17 Serie A season.

Though he made his Italy debut last month against the United States, Kean has made just two appearances for Juventus this season and is rumoured to go out on loan for the second half of the season.

Kean spent last season on loan at Hellas Verona, scoring four goals in 19 Serie A appearances, though he wasn’t able to keep the side in the top-flight.

“Will I move in January? I do not know what will happen,” Kean admitted to RMC Sport, “I do not know and I cannot say what will happen yet.

“The club will decide. They will make their evaluations and we will see.”

Though the addition of Cristiano Ronaldo will undoubtedly aid in Kean’s development, the forward revealed that it is Nice’s Mario Balotelli who he grew up idolising – solely for his on-field performances.

“Mario Balotelli was my idol, but only for how he played. He’s a good boy, he gives me lots of advice because he does not want me to live what he’s been through.

“CR7? I had only seen him on the Play Station before!

“Playing with him has improved me a lot, I learn a lot from him as well as from the other champions with the Bianconeri.”

Moise Kean has been linked with a January loan move to Leeds, Ajax, and Bologna among others.