- Ivorian forward boasts quick feet
- Technical ability has been lauded
- Considered to be like all-time great
Getty/GOAL‘No-one plays like Lionel Messi!’ - Man Utd winger Amad Diallo reacts to comparisons with Inter Miami & Argentina superstar

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✅ Combines superfast home broadband and live Premier League broadcasting into a single household bill.
✅ Allows you to bolt TNT Sports onto an existing TV package on a 31-day rolling basis for around £25 a month.
✅ Broadband-only customers can use the free Stream box to add and drop the Sky Sports HD pack on a 30-day rolling basis.

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✅ The "Sport Plus" tier bundles both Sky Sports (via NOW) and TNT Sports into one seamless package to cover all 267 televised matches.
✅ Allows you to upgrade or downgrade your TV tier each month without breaking your 24-month broadband contract.
✅ Includes the Apple TV 4K or EE TV Box Pro for high-end viewing and easy multi-room streaming setups.
GettyWHAT HAPPENED?
The 21-year-old forward has been billed as the “Ivorian Messi” since bursting onto the senior scene. His technical ability has won plenty of admirers, with the fleet-footed youngster able to leave team-mates bamboozled in training.
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Quick feet are very much part of his armoury – as they are for eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi – but Amad is eager to avoid being likened to one of the greatest players of all-time. Former Atalanta team-mate Papu Gomez – who won the World Cup with Argentina in 2022 – previously said of Amad: “He is a future star, trust me. During our training, he seems like Lionel Messi! You can't stop him.”
GettyWHAT AMAD SAID ABOUT MESSI
Amad is honoured to be mentioned in the same breath as Messi, but has told United’s official website of why such talk must not be taken too seriously: “I know they said this [that I was like Lionel Messi in training] but no-one plays like Messi. No-one plays like Messi. I am proud he [Gomez] says I play like Messi but I say no-one plays like Messi! In training, I was like the same here, with a little bit of dribbling and scoring, so they say my football is more like Messi but, today, I say no-one can play like Messi.”
WHAT NEXT FOR AMAD?
Amad is looking to prove his worth at Old Trafford this season, having recovered from a serious knee injury, but could be on the move during the January transfer window as United look to find the regular game time he needs in order to fully unlock undoubted potential.
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