Lionel Messi chooses the best young player in the world, it's not Vinicius or Haaland

Erling Haaland, Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappe are considered the players who will replace Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo when they retire. These footballers are world stars and the big clubs in Europe follow them, plus these three forwards have already won the Champions League.

Lionel Messi lives the last years of his career, the Argentine decided not to play in Europe anymore to sign with Inter Miami of the MLS. In this club Leo plans to retire and now enjoy more time with his family.

Messi has recognized the talent of Kylian Mbappe, he was his teammate at PSG for two seasons, he has also faced Vinicius Jr in the South American qualifiers for the World Cup and has seen the great talent of Erling Haaland. But the former FC Barcelona player admires another footballer more and this is Julián Álvarez.

"Awesome. The truth is that Juli (Julián Álvarez), recently, took a step forward. The growth he had was extraordinary. And the truth, to be honest, no one expected him to do this at this World Cup. It was an extraordinary apparition for what he gave us and for what he helps us. It's a beast," Messi said in an interview for the Argentine media.

Julián Álvarez has won several championships

Álvarez is a substitute at Manchester City but Pep Guardiola thinks that this player will be a star in a few years. Julián in his short career has won the World Cup, Champions League, America Cup, Copa Libertadores, Premier League, FA Cup and other championships.