I immediately said to him: 'I think you will be a professional football player.' Gundogan went on to help keep the team in the league, scoring in the relegation play-off against Augsburg. He went to school and made fantastic exam results, while also starting to play football in the Bundesliga, so it was a great time, as he was really focused on both. "To play alongside him was easy because he likes to play a lot of football, to play short, one-touch, possession stuff," said Garcia. In addition to his goalscoring exploits, he has captained his country and won back-to-back Premier League player of the month awards.

Source: BBC April 06, 2021 07:20 UTC