The crossing ability. The long blonde hair. It made the somewhat lazy comparison inevitable, especially as it has been talked up by the man himself.
"Borna Sosa's said that David Beckham is his role model, and I think he has the same qualities," VfB Stuttgart sporting director Sven Mislintat told Bild last season.
"He puts in crosses from every angle: sometimes chipped, sometimes drilled, sometimes flat, sometimes in behind, sometimes to the front post, other times to the back post."
