Konrad de la Fuente wants to become soccer's LeBron James.

De La Fuente joined Barcelona's academy as a 12-year-old in 2014.

"My favourite player is LeBron," he said. "He's my idol.

"I'm just a LeBron fan, probably the biggest fan in the world. I play basketball as a hobby, and I'm not that good at it, but it's incredible how much I like him.

"I just like the way he plays, his work ethic, how he is off the field, his ambition to improve even though he is the best. It's incredible and I really admire it.

"Even though I am not a basketball player, but I want to be like that in the soccer world. In that sense, [he's a bigger influence than Lionel Messi for me]."