Fate drew Christian Pulisic and Lionel Messi together at this summer's Copa America, as the players were placed in a room together after being chosen as one of their team's two selections for post-match drug-testing. Pulisic, being a teenager who is as quick with his phone as his feet, snapped a selfie with Messi.
Little did Pulisic know that just four months later he would be the subject of reports linking him to Messi's team, FC Barcelona.
Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo set American soccer fans' hearts fluttering with a report claiming the Spanish champion is "closely following" the 18-year-old midfielder, who has enjoyed a breakout run in Borussia Dortmund's starting lineup in recent weeks.