Bargain of the century? Pundits shower Burnley star with praise following Nottingham Forest display

The winger, who has only recently turned 19, tore Nottingham Forest to shreds at times during Monday’s dramatic 1-1 draw at the City Ground.

The Italy Under-20 international, who made the move to Turf Moor from Espanyol during the summer for a rumoured £2.3m fee, was heavily involved in the game’s opening goal, rinsing Joe Worrall for pace by the touchline before seeing his pullback dispatched in clinical fashion by Zeki Amdouni.

Such was the nature of Koleosho’s dominant display on the left wing, Forest boss Steve Cooper felt compelled to bring full-back Gonzalo Montiel – a World Cup winner with Argentina – off shortly into the second-half.

Koleosho’s performance certainly caught the eye of former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy, who was commentating on the game for talkSPORT.

"He has tormented Montiel in the first-half," presenter Adrian Durham said at half-time.

"He could be the bargain of the century given what we've seen in this first half."

"He's grown into the game, as Burnley have," Murphy said.

"But what he's got is wonderful pace, a willingness to run without the ball into space which you always need but not every winger wants to do that. When you've got those two attributes, you're a problem.

"He's happy to go on his left and go inside, he's a real problem for the full-back. He looks completely free, he looks like he's really enjoying himself."