Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave his seal of approval on 16-year-old Los Angeles Galaxy teammate and phenom Efrain Alvarez.

"Efra is only 16. I saw him last season. He's doing amazing things and I think that in MLS he's the best 16-year-old that exists today, so I think everyone is excited, everyone is waiting for him to show himself, to demonstrate who he is. He's young, but I don't like to say he's young or old or whatever, if he's ready, he's ready and I think he's ready," said Ibrahimovic.

Alvarez, born in East Los Angeles, has represented Mexico at the youth level.