Bayern Munich does not usually tend to sign Australians. There are multiple reasons, but one of them is undoubtedly the difficulty in adapting from the land down under to Europe and Germany. Still, Nestory Irankunda’s talents were too good to ignore and so they splurged the cash to bring the Australian to Munich.

Having spent nearly half a year in Munich now, Irankunda returned to Australia for his winter break. There, he visited the stadium of former clubs Adelaide United, even getting interviewed during halftime. Asked to described how these first months have gone, the Australian international had this to say:

“It’s been good, Bayern Munich has been amazing. It’s been unreal, it’s a good challenge,” Irankunda added, via @iMiaSanMia. “It’s a lot different to the [Australian top division] A-League… their technique is unreal. But my language, speaking it is horrible. I can only speak English. My first session, I couldn’t believe it. It wasn’t really seeing Harry Kane, it was mostly seeing Vincent Kompany, the coach. He’s a legend and he’s been in the game for quite a while, so seeing him was unreal.

And then obviously when you see Harry Kane, Leroy Sané and all these players, it’s even better because they’re such high-profile players and they’re very good. It’s always a dream to see players like this.”

Of course, the dream has become everyday life for him, regularly training with the Bavarians’ senior team. Perhaps, one day, he will be one of the stars young players describe seeing with a breathless fascination. Admittedly, he already has gone a long way to attaining that status in Australia. If he realizes his talent, though, he might get that kind of recognition on a global scale.

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