Peterborough United chairman Darragh MacAnthony believes Jadel Katongo will be worth £100 million one day.
The 19-year-old, who joined Manchester City’s academy at Under-19 level is on loan at Peterborough.
Katongo, a centre-back by trade has started in 16 out of 38 games for The Posh in League One this season.
The Englishman has just been played by Pep Guardiola once, as he started for City in their 2-0 victory against Girona, with Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland getting on the scoresheet.
Darragh MacAnthony says Jadel Katongo will be worth £100 million in two or three years
The teenager started in a youthful backline, as he was partnered by Shea Charles, with Rico Lewis and Sergio Gomez operating as the full-backs.
Now, Darragh MacAnthony has predicted that Jadel Katongo will be worth a whopping £100 million sooner rather than later.
“Let’s talk about Jadel Katongo, Man City, been fantastic with us, by the way.”
“He’s probably going to be worth £100 million in two, three years’ time”, he said on The Hard Truth- Inside The Football Industry with Darragh MacAnthony.
If Jadel Katongo is worth £100 million, he will make the grade at Manchester City
While Jadel Katongo has tons of potential, if Darragh MacAnthony is proven right about his value in two to three years, he will become a first-team player at Manchester City without question.
As brilliant as the likes of Oscar Bobb and Rico Lewis are, currently, it would be a stretch to suggest that they will be worth £100 million in a few years.
It is difficult to see when Katongo gets the chance to become a senior member of City’s squad.
Unlike in previous seasons, Pep Guardiola does not have a single weak link among his centre-back options.
John Stones, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, Manuel Akanji and Josko Gvardiol all have a claim for getting into any team in the world if not their squad.
As a result, Jadel Katongo will have to justify his incredible potential to even be in with a chance of being a rotational option at Manchester City, let alone become a starter.
But if Darragh MacAnthony’s projection about the highly-rated defender’s potential is proven correct, there would be no stopping him.