It is a little ironic that Josko Gvardiol, labelled by his national team manager as 'the world's best centre back' aged just 21, is perhaps best known for 12 seconds of embarrassment against Lionel Messi.
Those 12 seconds as he represented Croatia against Argentina in the World Cup semi-final, on a warm night in Lusail in December, saw Messi toy with him repeatedly, turn him inside and out, before setting up Julian Alvarez for the killer blow.
But Gvardiol is one of the most coveted players in world football after impressing for RB Leipzig and his country, with Manchester City reportedly making him one of their top transfer targets this summer.