5 footballers' children who are showing immense potential

#1 Giovanni Simeone

Giovanni Simeone has already scored 10 league goals for Genoa this season

The Simeones are the perfect father-son duo, who have lit up Europe’s top leagues. Diego Simeone was a tough-tackling Argentine midfielder with over 100 caps for the country and won domestic and European titles over the course of his career with Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan and Lazio.

He is hailed as one of the best managers in recent times, and was responsible for breaking the Real Madrid-Barcelona duopoly.

Diego Simeone has made Atletico Madrid a tough unit to beat during his time at the club

If having such a famous and legendary father weighs on his shoulders then Giovanni Simeone is pretty good at masking it because his performances with Italian side Genoa have already attracted interest from European clubs.

After joining Argentine giants River Plate’s youth system in 2008, Gio moved up the ranks and eventually secured a transfer to Genoa last summer. He has already scored 10 goals in the Serie A this season, including a brace against Italy’s top team Juventus, bringing back memories of his father scoring against the Turin club for Lazio in 2000.

Primarily a striker, Gio topped the scoring charts with nine goals in the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship, helping Argentina win the tournament for the 5^th time. His goalscoring exploits this season have seen him linked with a move to English side Everton as a replacement for Romelu Lukaku and if the move materialises, the 21-year old could be taking another significant step towards building a legacy of his own.

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