This kind of thing, I don’t even know. They have that potential based on what? Players like Joao Felix, de Jong, Mbappe, are out there dominating men’s leagues. Not by scoring against Nottingham Forest.
There are players like Vinicius Jr. who are better than those players you mentioned but will never come near Ballon d’Or. A players potential should never be judged until they’ve played around a full season of games. If the manager won’t play them every game then it takes even longer to know their actual potential.
People thought Rashford would be like Ronaldo after ten games, but it turns out that’s definitely not going to happen. We see it all the time. If you show me them playing great all the time when they play great teams, then I can believe it.
Oh good. I’m just glad we don’t have to hear about Brewster, Elliott, Jones, or the Dutch backs anymore.
But mate. You might be on the wrong website if you aren’t willing to discuss potential.
Anyway, Saka just turned 18 at the start of this month. When De Jong was that age, he was loaned to Willem II, where he mostly didn't play, and then played for Jong Ajax. He also played 20 minutes of an Eredivisie game. Felix was in a lower league. Nottingham Forest is better than some teams in that league, according to this:
Global Club Soccer Rankings Of course, Saka also netted and had two assists against Eintracht, although I will admit the goal and an assist came when they were down to ten men. For what it's worth, Eintracht is 37th in that list, behind only Porto and Benfica when it comes to Portuguese teams.
Now, I'm not saying that Saka is going to be Ballon D'Or worthy, but he has a ton of potential