Freddy Adu, Jack Wilshere and other players meant to be the new Pele, Maradona and more

Whenever a young player bursts onto the scene, he is almost always compared with a former great of the game.

The latest teenager to be the subject of this phenomenon is Kylian Mbappe, the Monaco whizzkid who has been called the 'new Thierry Henry'.

The similarities are obvious; both players are French, both started their careers at Monaco, both are pacy strikers - and both look absolutely electric on the ball.

However, the weight of such a comparison can affect such a young player, and it remains to be seen whether Mbappe can go all the way to emulate Henry.

So, which other players have been considered the successor of a legend of the game? talkSPORT have taken a look at 10 players meant to emulate another player, and see just how that panned out...