Nestory Irankunda and Cristian Volpato might be the Socceroos’ excitement machines, but in the shop window of this World Cup there is one model worth more than all others.
Lucas Herrington, who at 18 became the youngest Australian to start a men’s World Cup match when the defender played against Paraguay, has already been linked with a move to Barcelona. Such is his trajectory, his next transfer is expected to fetch a price close to – or more than – the Australian record set by Harry Souttar, who was bought by Leicester for £15m (approximately A$26m) in 2023.
