Keanan Bennetts can do anything on the left

This is a popular gag on social networks for posting photos of gym attendees who have visibly neglected the muscles of their legs and look like puffy chickens. "Skipping Leg Day" is his name, so "omitted the day of the leg". As a result, he is rewarded if someone has not missed the "Day of the Legs" in any case. Athletes, in particular, receive social network laurels for their lush leg muscles, such as Gareth Bale from Real Madrid, the most expensive player in the world.

Leg muscles, Bale – seemingly unpredictable in Keanan Bennett land, new winger of Borussia. The 19-year-old undoubtedly brought some impressive muscles to London, where he played for the second Tottenham Hotspur team, and used them so well in the past that he received his own Youtube video. Title: "The Next Gareth Bale". When asked, Bennetts responds with a mixture of pride and embarrbadment: "Friends sent me, it was cool, but Gareth Bale is very high."

After all, Bale has already played for Tottenham before joining Real for nearly 100 million euros. "Dribbles, tempo, long shots, expected free kicks – a resolutely offensive dynamic," says Bennetts, not describing Bale, but answering the question of his own strength. But the native English, son of a Nigerian and a German, comes in his first conversation with journalists, by no means authoritarian. His statements seem confident, but very thoughtful. At first, he yields a little timidly, given the recording equipment that he holds under his nose. But Bennetts wins quickly.

"The Premier League was not a specific target.If you live in England, you simply play in the Premier League," says Bennetts, who did not see much in Tottenham. "But I just wanted to become a professional. If such a possibility arises, it must be seized. Germany has always been an option. "So, the teenager with a mix in which quickly becomes clear why Borussia hit." Bennetts comes from one of the English junior academies who produced the U17 and U20 world champions last year – and he speaks almost perfectly German. "I have to work a little. But in a few weeks it should sink, "he says

Bennetts decided to live in Mönchengladbach like most young professionals in Borussia. Mandela Egbo, from the youth of Crystal Palace in 2015, confronted his compatriot and shows him the city. "The Minto is not that bad," says Bennetts, who wants to play fast in the sport. He knows that Borussia really cares only about him. "I have to equip myself every day and bring my skills in. Now it's too early to say that on the first day, the starting line is the target," he says.

On the left side he can play all positions, Wednesday in the first correct unit on the training field, Bennetts in a 4-3-3 left front on the way. You can be curious.