He was featured on a documentary series called ‘Phenoms’ before Russia 2018 - essentially about young up and coming players to watch for.
Other players featured included Gabriel Jesus, Marquinhos, Paulo Dybala, Ousman Dembele, Leon Gorretxa and Dele Alli - proper players.
I always wondered a) why the hell he was on it in the first place and b) whether this appearance gave him some sort of further inflated sense of self importance - that he thought he was at that level.
If he really was thought of in some quarters close to him as being at that level then it must be one hell of a comedown for him that’s for sure!