Adam Wharton has enjoyed a monumental rise since he signed for Crystal Palace.
For the Eagles in January 2024, the midfielder signed in a transfer of £ 22 million of championship equipment Blackburn Rovers.
Wharton, 21, is now preparing for the biggest game of his club career to date.
He and Palace will go on Saturday in the FA Cup final in the FA Cup final.
It will not be his first final because he was in the English team for the Euro 2024 final against Spain.
The Spaniards could have been aware of him on the Drie Leeuwenbank after exploits he had when he was younger.
During a performance at a youth tournament, he was scouted by Barcelona coaches and offered a place on the famous La Masia Academy.
Daniel Stubberfield coached Wharton for five years in his younger years.
He revealed that the midfielder could have had a completely different career path.
He said to the mail: “There was a trip to Holland where he was a player of the tournament in Oldenzaal.
“He scored half a volley in a seven-V-Zeven match, but it felt like it was a long way, argued because an adult would touch it, shot straight in.
“He was excellent against Barcelona when he was eight.
“To the point at which the Barca coaches actually said to his parents:” Look, if you ever come to Spain, call us, we love him. “
Wharton met in his Academy Days that of Jobe Bellingham.
The two depicted are dueling for the ball in a youth game between Blackburn and Birmingham City.
Wharton has since earned one cap for England, because he played for 28 minutes last year in St James' Park against Bosnia.
He played a crucial role in front of the Oliver Glasner side while in April in the semi -final of Aston Villa in the FA Cup in Wembley Stadium.
However, that was not his first time he played during football.
When he was ten years old, he played in a school final in the stadium of 90,000 seats.
Wharton represented Salesbury Coe Primary School in the final of the national primary schools in 2015.
Video showed his impressive skills that include a Maradona spider, causing the crowd to breathe.
His former teacher, Stephen Bird, said: “There are about 10,000 people in the ground at that stage. The crowd just panted.
“They saw a bit when the repetition came on the large screens.”
Last month, Sunsport exclusively revealed that Wharton was a target of £ 50 million for Liverpool.
The Anfield Transfer team believes that the passing capacity of the midfielder can help the Reds to check.