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VIDEO: Watch the EIGHT-year-old 'next Lionel Messi' wanted by Chelsea and Man Utd
CHELSEA and Manchester United are interested in an Argentine wonderkid described as the "next Lionel Messi" - despite him being just EIGHT years old.
Claudio Gabriel Nancufil - nicknamed 'Snow Messi' has a host of top European clubs clamouring for his services.
Even though he has yet to hit his teens, Chelsea and Manchester United are leading the charge to lure him away from Argentina.
According to reports, Real Madrid, Barcelona, AC Milan and Atletico Madrid are all locked in a battle to land the junior star.
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Nancufil plays for a youth club in Bariloche, Argentina, situated on the foothills of the Andes.
His stunning dribbling skills and close control - not to mention being left-footed - have encouraged comparisons with Messi.
And like the Barcelona superstar, Nancufil is set for a move abroad at a young age with his family already securing an agency to help engineer his first transfer.
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