Garang Kuol's former junior coach is confident he can make it at Newcastle United.

Craig Carley coaches Goulburn Valley Suns, a semi-professional club based in Victoria, Australia and saw exactly how good Kuol can be before he earned an A-League move.

"He's an exciting talent. He reminds me a lot of Saint-Maximin who is already at the club. The way he beats players out wide and he's so good with the ball at his feet," Carley told Chronicle Live.

"He loves to drive into the box, he's quick and he can finish. Some of the goals he's scored of late you think 'how on earth has he done that?' It doesn't surprise me because I've seen it for a number of years since he was a kid.

"I remember when I first accelerated him into the seniors at 15-years-old and we had him in for pre-season. We had one of the bigger Melbourne teams come down that had just signed three of the big ex-A League players.

"The way he tore apart Adrian Leijer, who was the old Melbourne Victory captain and played in the Premier League for Fulham, it was unbelievable. I knew from that moment we had someone special.

"He reminds me of Kylian Mbappe with how direct he is and the pace that he has got. I've got no doubt he will forge a top Premier League career and Newcastle have certainly got a bargain on their hands with Garang."