Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino believes Mousa Dembele would be one of the finest players in the world by now had he coached the Belgian from a younger age.
Pochettino regards Dembele's talent so highly he puts the midfielder in a group of five "geniuses" he has played with or coached in his career, the others being Diego Maradona, Ronaldinho, Jay-Jay Okocha and Ivan de la Pena.
It is exalted company for Dembele, who endured a disjointed start to his Spurs career after joining from Fulham in 2012 before niggling injuries cleared and his form sparked into life.