new kid on the block

“There has to be dips, some years are slightly better than others. They’re not the new kid on the block anymore.”

From Pele to Ronaldo, Neymar to Viniscius Jr, Brazil has produced its fair share of teenage superstars over the years - and now we have the new kid on the block.

Just when it seems the novel will develop into a tale about an unlikely friendship between Sy and Ed — the old academic and the new kid on the block — Auster has his hero disappear again down memory lane.

He's by no means the new kid on the block.

At 31, Neymar is hardly the new kid on the block but the Brazilian's status as one of the game's biggest stars remains undisputed.