Erik Lamela

Chillin in his car with his best friend!

This Argentine football player was born in Buenos Aires and launched his career at River Plate. He joined the legendary club when he was only seven years old. FC Barcelona already tried to sign him at a very young age and offered him and his family 100.000 Pound per year ánd a house for his parents. They did the same with Lionel Messi, which says something about the status of Lamela back then. He was regarded a one of the most amazing talents of the world and scored even 120 goals in one season when he was twelve years old. He stayed at River Plate and made his debut in the first team against Tigre in 2009. After being part of the first team of River Plate for two seasons, Lamela made the step to AS Roma who bought him 14 Million Euro (12.2 Million Pound). In two years in Rome he convinced Tottenham Hotspur to sign him for a 25.8 Million Pound deal (plus 4.2 Million Pound of potential bonus payments). This made him (by then) the most expensive player of the Spurs. He plays for Spurs since 2013 and is currently one of the most important players of the team. This lad is still young but already have tons of experience!