5 footballers' children who are showing immense potential

(FILE PHOTO) In this composite image a comparison has been made between images (L-R) 1251624 and 186224564 of Father (L) and Son (R). **LEFT IMAGE*** 11 Aug 1996: Peter Schmeichel of Manchester United celebrates during the FA Charity Shield between Manchester United and Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium in London. Manchester went on to defeat Newcastle by 4-0. Mandatory Credit: Shaun Botterill/Allsport UK ***RIGHT IMAGE*** LEICESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 29: Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel of Leicester City celebrates a Leicester goal during the Capital One Cup fourth round match between Leicester City and Fulham at the King Power Stadium on October 29, 2013 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
Peter Schmeichel (left) and son Kasper Schmeichel (right) are one of the most successful father-son pairs

#2 Leroy Sane

MONACO - MARCH 15:  Leroy Sane of Manchester City celebrates as he scores their first goal during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg match between AS Monaco and Manchester City FC at Stade Louis II on March 15, 2017 in Monaco, Monaco.  (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
Leroy Sane has lit up Manchester City with his pace and skill

The most popular name on the list, Leroy Sane has already upped his stature as one of Europe’s hottest talents with his performances at Manchester City. Meanwhile, his father Souleyman Sane is the least popular player on the list.

A striker by trade, Souleyman spent almost a decade playing for German clubs Freiburg, Nurnberg and Wattenscheid in the late 1980s and early 1990s and was capped 55 times by the Senegalese national team.

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(Video Courtesy – Bundesliga YouTube Channel)

His son, however, made himself known to the world with Schalke in Germany, before Pep Guardiola decided to splash the cash to bring the German to England. After an initial settling-in period, Sane has lit up both the league and the Champions League.

He has notched up two goals and two assists in just four games in the Champions League and already has three goals in the Premier League. Claiming that he inherited his pace from his father, who was known to run 100 metres in 10.7 seconds, and balance from his mother Regina, who won the Olympic bronze in gymnastics for West Germany at the 1984 event, 21-year-old Sane well on his way to building a legacy of his own.

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(Video Courtesy – MShow YouTube Channel)

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