Noah Ajayi has wasted no time getting back to training in Manchester after representing Germany under-18s during the March international break.
Manchester United fans are excited about multiple prospects in the academy. Noah Ajayi is certainly among them.
The 17-year-old winger was called up to Germany’s U18s in March before impressing on his debut in a European Championship qualifier against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
United will hope Ajayi can follow in the same path as Jamal Musiala by becoming a top player in the senior Germany national team. It will take a lot of hard work, but the youngster’s potential is undeniable at this stage of his career.
Noah Ajayi warming up
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Noah Ajayi working with same personal coach as Patrick Dorgu
Many footballers carry out extracurricular training to help them maintain fitness and make physical improvements.
These personal trainers – often hired by the players rather than the clubs – will be busy over the summer months. It’s a win-win for clubs and players because it helps everyone stay on top of things, even before pre-season gets underway.
However, these private training sessions take place during the season too, as we’ve seen with many players in the past.
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United academy star Ajayi is no different. Taking to Instagram after returning from international duty, the youngster expressed his desire to continue working hard but also credited his personal trainer Kwaku Ohemeng, who is known by his many clients as ‘Seedorf’.
Ajayi wrote: “Back from Germany national team duties straight to the lab,” before adding “night shift” to an Instagram story showing the youngster doing sprints.
Interestingly, Seedorf also works with United winger Patrick Dorgu, who returned to training on the grass at Carrington this week following a hamstring tear he sustained against Arsenal in January.
This suggests that Ajayi is taking inspiration from Dorgu, who was showing terrific form for United’s first team before his unfortunate injury setback.
Hopefully, the hard work pays off, and Ajayi continues to develop his overall game at United.
Noah Ajayi could become second German to play for Man Utd’s first team
Ron-Robert Zieler is an example of a German footballer who spent time at United without making a single senior appearance for the club.
That means Bastian Schweinsteiger is the only German to have played for United’s first team.
The former Bayern Munich midfielder made 35 appearances for the Red Devils.
In turn, Ajayi will have an objective to join the one-man German list at United.
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