Niko Ilicevic, a 2010-born attacking midfielder at Eintracht Frankfurt, equalled the record for the youngest-ever Bundesliga debut this weekend, matching the record set a few seasons ago by Youssoufa Moukoko of Borussia Dortmund.
The very young German talent came on in the closing stages of Frankfurt's 3-1 victory over Hamburg on Sunday, setting the record jointly at just 16 years and one day old.
According to reports from several Italian media outlets, including Calciomercato, Niko Ilicevic is already attracting interest from several clubs, including AC Milan and Inter, who are monitoring the young talent. It is easy to draw a connection with Markus Krosche, who is expected to become the Rossoneri club's Head of Football in the near future and is arriving from Frankfurt.
For the time being, the German side are enjoying having their very young player in their ranks while trying to protect him from outside noise. Indeed, given his young age of 16, it has been decided that he will not give interviews or feature in dedicated media coverage. This was relayed via Milannews.it.
