by Oliver Trust
BERLIN, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Despite his stunning journey in football, Jamal Musiala is far from what you call a loudspeaker. But the gifted 19-year-old seems to exactly know where he intends to end up.
Ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the Bayern striker has expressed his ultimate goals such as winning the Ballon d'Or and becoming the German league's top scorer.
"I want to become one of the world's best footballers," he said, also drawing an optimistic picture when it comes to the World Cup.
"We have the quality to make one of the promising title competitors. This is the mindset we take into the tournament; we believe we can win the trophy," the German international said in a recent interview.
Considering his performance over the past two years, one can hardly imagine any limit for Musiala.
Real Madrid and German international defender Antonio Rudiger is predicting a career of Musiala on the highest level.
Asked who of his national teammates has the potential to play for Real Madrid, the 29-year-old defender mentioned the Bayern forward.
"He has got all that is needed. It's no secret that he is one of the world football's most promising young players."
But joining the Spanish giant isn't a present topic in the Bayern attacker's mind, not only due to his contract with the Bavarians that is valid until 2026.
Next to his ambitious goals, Musiala has got intense efforts to improve.
In Munich, he is intensively working on his efficiency in front of the goal in additional training sessions supervised by the club's assistant coach Dino Toppmoller aside from workouts to improve his physical stability.
Despite expressed ambitions, Musiala speaks about his inner struggles "as it seems a hard thing for me to feel satisfied with my performance after a game."
To always strive for perfection is something that seems to accompany him all his life.
"As a kid, my head always turned to football when I saw a player had fun and joy while performing well. That's something I try to follow and keep my feet on the ground," the Bayern striker added.
After making his debut in Bayern's first team at the age of 17, Musiala has turned into a vital for the German team.
Musiala said that staying hungry has always helped him to improve.
98 competitive games for Bayern involving in 41 goals and 17 games in the German shirt might tell the story of one of football wonder boys. ■
