The 22-year-old has been blighted by accidents in current months however nonetheless managed 25 matches within the Championship whereas contributing three assists final season.
Although his stint in England hasn’t gone in response to plan, Vernon, who watched the winger’s rise on the Right to Dream Academy, believes Sulemana’s class is everlasting.
“I feel, you recognize, it is the outdated expression, type is momentary, and sophistication is everlasting. And for Kamal, like if you happen to watch Jeremy Doku, if you happen to watch Vinicius Jr coaching, their potential in comparison with Kamal, speaking a few participant in the identical ballpark, clearly in sure phases of their improvement, they pushed a bit bit,” Vernon instructed Joy Sports.
“But, you recognize, with modern-day, most footballers will nonetheless be enjoying after they’re 36, 37. So he is proper at first of the journey nonetheless. And he has every little thing that it takes. So even I watched the sport in opposition to Central African Republic.
“If you look at positioning, timing of runs, everything, he was the one who was supposed to score. So, of course, everybody will focus on the actual finishing. But the real thing is right time, right position, and all that type of stuff. He’s a world-class player.”
Sulemana joined Southampton in February 2023 for a €25 million price, changing into the membership’s file signing.