Achraf Hakimi admits he had to pinch himself when being offered the chance to link up with Real Madrid, with a man who savoured Champions League glory with Cristiano Ronaldo in Spain now starring alongside the likes of Erling Haaland during a loan spell at Borussia Dortmund.
At just 21 years of age, the Morocco international is still very much one for the future.
His performances in the present are, however, earning him plenty of plaudits, with a solid grounding within the famed academy system at Santiago Bernabeu serving him well.