The extremely rated Adelaide United teenager Nestory Irankunda has signed for Bayern Munich for an A-League document switch price, the 17-year-old saying his transfer to the Bundesliga champions is a “dream come true”.
The Reds winger will switch to Germany in July subsequent yr, 4 months after turning 18 – the minimal age for a world switch below Fifa guidelines. Whereas Adelaide haven’t disclosed the switch price for the Tanzanian-born teenager, it s understood to be about $A5.5m (£2.85m). That sum nearly doubles the $A2.9m Celtic paid to deliver Melbourne Metropolis’s Marco Tilio to Glasgow in June.
Irankunda’s transfer to Bayern had been long-expected and was confirmed on Tuesday evening. “I’m blissful to have this all finalised and to be heading to top-of-the-line golf equipment on this planet, it’s an actual dream come true,” Irankunda stated in an announcement. “It’s going to be nice to have the ability to see out the season with Adelaide United and try to have some success.
“I’ve been with the membership for 3 or 4 years now and I’m actually grateful to have had such a loving and respectful setting since I’ve been right here. The coaches have sorted me and taught me a lot, my teammates have at all times had my again and the members and followers have been so good to me. So I hope to have the ability to assist repay that earlier than I transfer.”
Adelaide United’s chief government, Nathan Kosmina, hoped asserting the deal now would permit Irankunda to play out his profession in Australia with minimal distractions. “That is an thrilling alternative for Nestory and his household for him to go to one of many greatest golf equipment on this planet,” Kosmina stated. “We’re happy with Nestory and the function our membership has performed in his improvement.
“Now we have a powerful monitor document of creating younger South Australian expertise and we need to see our gamers get alternatives to play on the highest degree. We realise the A-League’s standing as a part of a world soccer panorama and whereas as a membership our main focus is at all times staff success, creating gamers that may go on to characterize Australia and play within the prime leagues on this planet is one thing we’re extraordinarily happy with.”
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Irankunda has scored 9 objectives in his 38 A-League video games since making his debut in 2021-22, however has made solely three appearances this season.
