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When the Mallorca expedition arrived in the islands a few days ago after playing its match on matchday 29 at the Estadio de la Cerámica against Villarreal , almost all the players went home in their respective cars. All but one. A Luka Romero (Durango, Mexico, November 18, 2004), with 15 short years, still far from able to start to pull out the practical driving license , he approached an employee of the home club.

The young man, born in Mexico , international by Argentina and with a decade of residence in Spain is the great news of the week in Hispanic soccer. In America they compare him to Messi, a long-haired and talented left-handed , and they discuss which team he should represent: his native 'Tri' or the family albiceleste, with whom he has already played a tournament of lower categories and 2019 and that seems, too like Leo, that will be your choice. His father Diego made a career in Quilmes until he reached Balearic football, where he played in Formentera, Sant Jordi and Santanyí , among others. In these, little Luka grew up, who entered the Mallorca quarry with only ten years old and who today, in theAlfredo Di Stefano de Valdebebas, has played his first game in the First Division, becoming the youngest rookie in the history of the League.

Luka, with 15 years and 219 days , has surpassed Samson, who in 1939 debuted with Celta when he was 15 years and 255 days; Irastorza, who did it with Donostia in 1934 at 15 and 288: and Óscar Ramón, who did it with Zaragoza at 15 and 289, already in 1984.

"He is an introverted, educated and supportive boy, beyond the sports theme," admits EL MUNDO Sergio Vallecillo , director of the Mallorca youth team. "Before the pandemic, the idea was for him to play the season finale with Juvenil A, but given the circumstances we decided to incorporate him directly," summarizes the man who until a year ago was a member of Barcelona's grassroots football , where he also had the good fortune to watch a talent like Ansu Fati grow : "There are similarities between the two cases, the two have made the leap without going through the branch, but you have to study each situation and see how the player copes with it. against you, who are not intimidated by anything. Luka is decisive and can break a game at any time. "

Romero, "a normal boy with the concerns of his age", began training with the first team on June 1, directly from youth B , and since then Vicente Moreno has counted on him in all sessions, until giving him the opportunity against Madrid: "I tried to reassure him because his heart was going at 200,000 revolutions. And it 's normal, he's a boy, " he explained after the game. "If we have put him to play it is because we thought he deserved it, that he had conditions. We do not look at the age, he is better every day and we have high hopes for him. In the future there will be a lot of talk about him."

At the club they are helping Romero and his family to handle the situation in the best possible way. When it was first convened in Argentina and Mexico they did not stop talking about the subject, and now that the entire focus has debuted it will multiply. "You have to be careful with the situation and both he and his family are assuming this situation very naturally ," acknowledges Vallecillo.

De Luka, who when he turns 16 will be able to sign his first professional contract, Vallecillo highlights " his impudence in one-on-one, his verticality and that he plays the same in youth as in the first team." "He is one of those players who breaks games , decisive and attractive to watch," he explains. He acknowledges that the club " would like" to see him in the lower categories of the Spanish team , but that they will respect his decision: "We want him to go with our team, but it will be his responsibility and we will respect him. Many factors influence, especially the origin and the family".

In Mallorca Luka also remembers another youth player who debuted very young with the older ones. Also offensive midfielder, also left-handed: Marco Asensio . In his case, he left the islands at the age of 18, when the club was in the Second Division, something that Palma hopes will not happen with Romero. "We are in a difficult market situation and the youth team will be vital in the future of the club, " they admit.

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