BBC Scotland have gone into moonbeam overload by comparing Ibrox loan star Amad Diallo to Lionel Messi.
The quote comes from a former Atalanta team mate following a training session.
Dressing up Ibrox signings has a familiar pattern although sadly Dave Murray’s private jet and being highly impressed by the state-of-the-art facilities at Murray Park seems to have been eased aside.
The spirit of the moonbeam lives on as the reality of signing a 19-year-old misfit is carefully covered up.
Manchester United starlet refers to the five appearances that he has made for the troubled Old Trafford side, no mention is made that Birmingham City and Derby County were competing for a loan deal on the winger.
In Italy the teenager played for 37 minutes over four appearances for Atalanta before Man U weighed in with a fee ranging from £20m to £37m.
In shameless style BBC Scotland reports:
Amad Diallo could previously have sauntered through Glasgow largely unnoticed. Now he has the Rangers support abuzz with excitement after signing on loan from Manchester United.
The Ivory Coast winger is only 19 but already has a £19m move behind him, having joined United from Serie A side Atalanta a year ago.
Diallo comes with a big reputation and desire for first-team football. Who is the man Rangers have added to invigorate their title defence?
Messi comparison & scoring debut
Diallo’s significant price tag hints at a special talent. Being compared to Lionel Messi by former Atalanta team-mate Papu Gomez did little to dampen the hype.
Born in Ivory Coast, Diallo moved to Italy as a child and, after impressing with a local amateur club, he had trials with Juventus, AC Milan and Inter before joining Atalanta at age 13.
Prolific at youth level, he was training with the first team within three years and quickly making an impression. “There are defenders in the first team that sometimes cannot stop him,” said Gomez. “To stop him in training, we have to kick him! He plays like Messi.”
Diallo crowned his first-team debut at 17 by scoring in a 7-1 Serie A thrashing of Udinese, alerting Europe’s top clubs to his talent.
He featured just four times for Atalanta before Manchester United took him to Old Trafford a year ago in a deal that could rise to £37m.
No-one at the state broadcaster has put their name to the gushing piece on Diallo, Tom English is the chief Sports Writer with BBC Scotland.
CLICK HERE for the detailed minutes of the starlets career to date.
This Duds the NEW DALCIO or is it ‘Scotty too Hotty’ Wright lol! Let’s face it this boys here tae clean the Boots ae £50 Mullion Hariboo & £30M El Fat Cuntio WHAHAHAHAHA!!
And according to Ian Crocker the other night possibly Sooooootar.