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“I’m ready for it. I’m preparing for it. It should be a little bit (emotional).”

canada goose uk outlet After the game against the Portland Timbers is over, Davies will start to prepare for his move to Bundesliga side Bayern Munich, completing the record setting transfer that could eventually net the Whitecaps up to $22 million US. Place will be bittersweet for the team’s fans, who count themselves fortunate to have witnessed Davies supreme ascendance, but now find themselves wondering just who they will cheer for next season on a team in flux. canada goose uk outlet

No doubt the red and black jerseys of Bayern will dot the stands in Vancouver next season, as the supporters keep an eye on the player who came cheap canada goose here as a 15 year old boy and left as an 18 year old man a young one, yes but nonetheless grown.

Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Alphonso Davies laughs during a news conference on July 26, 2018.

Whitecaps interim head coach Craig Dalrymple was there for the beginning of the most recent stage in Davies journey, one that canada goose outlet store uk began in the Buduburam, Ghana, where the future prodigy was born, before making his way to Edmonton. It was in the prairie city that Dalrymple, thetechnical director of the team’s academy, canada goose outlet black friday recruited Davies to come to Vancouver. Recruited, he said. Not scouted.

“My grandmother could have picked him out,” he said, laughing. “It wasn’t a case of us being great scouts.”

Davies was 14 when he first tried out for the Caps, but he wasn’t cut, as some have suggested, trying to align his narrative with the legend of Michael Jordan being cut from his canada goose factory outlet vancouver varsity team in grade nine. The truth? He was simply too young.

“He came as a 14 year old, but we don’t relocate 14 year olds from other provinces. It’s just too young,” said Dalrymple. “His parents weren’t ready, he wasn’t ready, he wasn’t emotionally ready for the move without his parents. So we tracked him and when he was ready, and his parents were satisfied that we could take care of him from the schooling and social perspective, he made the move.

canada goose coats “Nobody is going to be cheering for you harder than us here in Vancouver.””It was a case of us making sure that we educated him and his family on the opportunity. Once he felt comfortable, then it was time for him to come. He hit the ground running, and hopefully he can continue to do that in Germany.” canada goose coats

Questions of him being overwhelmed by his age have been answered at every level, from him dominating for the Caps residency squad, to his debut at the first team level when he was 15, to starring for Canada at the Gold Cup as a 16 year old.

He has six goals and 11 assists for the Whitecaps this season, not spectacular numbers by any means, but they nearing what some of the league most high priced talent have produced. Toronto’s Sebastian Giovinco has 14 assists, but he’s the highest paid player in the league. Montreal’s Ignacio Piatti has 13 assists, and he’s making $4.7M this year.

canada goose uk shop But Davies and canada goose jacket uk remember, he’s played just over two seasons of professional soccer also leads the league in successful dribbles (127) and success rate (63 per cent), and is one of just three players with at least 200 take ons. Piatti is first with 215, Minnesota’s Darwin Quintero is second at 202. canada goose uk shop

canada goose Vancouver Whitecaps striker Alphonso Davies at a training session in Vancouver on Oct. 24. canada goose

The question of his age and readiness to play at the next level will follow him to Germany, but his tender canada goose outlet uk sale years are one of the big reasons Bayern paid the highest transfer fee ever for a North American player.

The Bavarians’ star studded roster is in decline. The team that’s won 10 of the last 14 Bundesliga titles are in fourth place with a 5 1 2 record. Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery, while still potent, are starting to show their age. The team’s 15 goals is an anemic total, considering its pedigree.

canada goose clearance The emerging grey hairs are why sporting directorHasan Salihamidzic said at the start of the year: “We need a breath of fresh air, adding Davies as the headliner in a class of young recruits who can bring Bayern into a new era. canada goose clearance

Centreback Lars Lukas Mai, South Korean winger Woo yeong Jeong, forward Franck Evina, midfielder Meritan Shabani, and FC Dallas academy product Chris Richards have all been tabbed to earn first team minutes in the next few seasons, and all are under the age of 20.

canada goose coats on sale Then there’s 23 year old Serge Gnabry and 22 year old Kingsley Coman, both left wingers whom Davies will be competing with for playing time, though Coman has been ruled out for the rest of the season after recovering from surgery to repair a syndesmotic ligament injury. canada goose coats on sale

One factor that will separate Davies from the rest is his ability to play multiple positions. Whitecaps fans groaned whenever he was moved to left back, but it’s a position he plays with Canada and one he could play at the next level, too.

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