A home-grown heroKean was born on 28 February 2000, in northern Italy to Ivorian parents, and spent six years in Juventus' academy. At 16, Kean was offered a professional contract by Juventus. Kean is one of several young players hoping to revitalise an Italian side which failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. Balotelli and the 'University of Football'Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo joined Juventus for £99.2m last summerKean's development with club and country owes a lot to Balotelli. Balotelli was born to African parents, like Kean, and moved to Lombardy at the age of two.

Source: BBC April 15, 2019 16:41 UTC