Manchester City -bound Gabriel Jesus is the heir-apparent to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the Brazilian’s first coach is convinced.
The teenager is set to join his new team-mates at the Etihad after a £27m move on January 2, and comes highly recommended.
Legend Pele has already claimed Gabriel is better than compatriot, Neymar even though he's only a teenager.
Mamede, the coach at the 19-year-old's first club Pequeninos do Meio Ambiente de Sao Paulo, is convinced Guardiola has landed the natural successor to the five time Ballon d'or.
“Gabriel came from a very poor neighbourhood and that’s why he’s not afraid,” he told AFP. “He will adapt to the food, to the cold in Manchester and everything else.
“In three years he’ll win the Ballon d’Or, because Messi will already be getting a bit old.”
Guardiola insists Jesus will need time to adapt to the Premier League - but expectations are already high for Brazil’s latest No9.
Jesus will be competing with Sergio Aguero and fellow youngster Kelechi Iheanacho for the role of lone striker in Guardiola’s team - and given his remarkable rise over the past six months, could provide the biggest threat yet to the duo.
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