RB Leipzig's Antonio Nusa among select group of players to wear special Lionel Messi boots

RB Leipzig's Antonio Nusa is part of a very prodigious group when it comes to his footwear, as one of 10 special youngsters selected by Lionel Messi to wear his new football boots.

Given the glimpses of the immense talent he has displayed for Leipzig since joining in the summer, you could be forgiven if the boots where not the first thing you noticed when watching Nusa.

The curling drive the 19-year-old Norwegian dispatched into the top corner in a recent encounter at Hoffenheim was illustrative of the refined technique and vision that has seen him considered one of the greatest emerging talents in the game. 

Watch: Nusa follows long line of young Leipzig attacking marvels

You don't have to take our word for that - consider Messi's. The Argentina great recently launched a new edition of adidas football boots known as the F50 Triunfo Estelar Elite.

In addition to the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner, 10 of the world's best young players in men and women's football were chosen to wear the new gear - and Nusa was one, in addition to Leipzig teammate Assan Ouédraogo and Kenan Yıldız of Juventus, who developed at Bayern Munich.

Messi said on the launch of the boots in October: “Football is my passion and being able to develop my own collection of boots with adidas is another dream come true. I am very grateful that all these young talents liked the boots and chose to wear them on the pitch.”

Having helped send his side into the DFB Cup quarter-finals this Wednesday, Nusa will be eager to lace up his high-profile boots again as Leipzig target their first Bundesliga win in five games at Holstein Kiel on Saturday.  

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