Dàrio Essugo: “The midfielder of the future” followed by Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester…

Spanish newspaper MARCA ran a feature on Portuguese U21 international Dàrio Essugo on Wednesday, touting the on-loan Sporting youngster as “the midfielder of the future”.

Essugo is currently on a season-long deal at Las Palmas, but according to the Madrid-based publication there is widespread expectation that Europe’s biggest clubs will contest his signature next summer.

‘In order to stand out in today's football, clubs work to get ahead of their competitors in the market. Young...