Born to a Nigerian father and Romanian mother, Karim-David Adeyemi has won back-to-back Player Of The Match award in the UEFA Champions League this season after his impressive against Sevilla and Lille respectively.
The teenager scored both goals in Salzburg’s 2-1 victory over Lille on Wednesday to reach double figures for the campaign in just 14 games.
He has now won the joint-most penalties in a single UEFA Champions League season (4) level with Arjen Robben from the 2013/14 season, and has done it in 110 minutes across two appearances.
Having previously spent two years at Bayern Munich’s academy, his double saw him surpass club legend Thomas Muller (20 years 2 days) by becoming the youngest (19 years and 254 days) German player to score twice in a Champions League fixture.
In early September, German outlet Bild reported Liverpool are keen to sign Adeyemi but warned they will face competition from Bayern and Barcelona for the highly-rated teenager.
Having extended his contract until 2024 last year, Adeyemi is believed to be available for a fee between Ā£17million and Ā£26million, which could prove too enticing to pass up.
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