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When Floyd Samba scrolls through YouTube, he can't help but stumble across videos of Paul Pogba, a midfielder he idolises and who bears at least a passing resemblance to him stylistically.

Samba might only have turned 16 earlier this year, but he already stands above 6ft, which is unusually tall for a central midfielder. Like Pogba, he often plays as a No. 8 but has the physical profile to contribute in pretty much any central position.

Pogba, 32, hasn't played a competitive game for more than two years, and it's been at least five years since he was one of the best, if not the best, central midfielders in Europe. So Samba is relying on childhood memories and an online video archive for his memories of the France international.

That could change soon, with Pogba on the comeb

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