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Report nowJohan Manzambi is shaking up the Bundesliga and Europa League this season with SC Freiburg. Even blue Sport experts Daniel Gygax and Michael Lang are raving about the 19-year-old national team star.
"For me, he's one of the most exciting Swiss players ever," Gygax starts the hymns of praise in the blue Sport studio. "He can be found everywhere on the pitch. And the Freiburg coach lets him do it too. The output that comes out of it is incredible."
With so many facets, it comes as no surprise that Manzambi is "a hot commodity on the transfer market", Gygax continued. Fellow expert Michael Lang agrees: "I see him somewhere with Juve or Inter - or maybe the German way with Dortmund or Bayern."
Manzambi's qualities are very valuable because he can bring them to bear anywhere on the pitch. "I've rarely seen a player who can do so much," says Lang in amazement - and enumerates: "He can tackle, he's technically incredibly good, he scores goals, he's very intelligent. And what is often forgotten: he has a really clear head. He's young and knows exactly what he wants. He is self-confident, but at the same time down-to-earth enough to work on himself."
The blue experts also have high hopes for the 19-year-old Swiss at the World Championships. "For me, he can be a decisive factor in the Swiss team at the World Cup," Lang clarifies. "Maybe he'll start the tournament as a supplementary player and then become a regular, with the flexibility he brings."