Hey, its just a rumour so far, nothing more, sadly.
And yeah, I know what you with a mistake here or there at times, but he really has dynamic qualities, and the overall game will improve with experience, he is just 18 after all, its weird but should be rememberred.
Seriously, has there EVER been a case of a 17 year old making his debute, and being chosen as THE captain in his debute, and continuing to be the captain since then for a season and a half so far? You have to quite the character to not only be chosen as such, but your teammates accepting it and being lead by the youngest player in the team.