5 Premier League wonderkids who did well in the Bundesliga

Jadon Sancho made a move to the Bundesliga in 2017
Jadon Sancho made a move to the Bundesliga in 2017

#2 Reiss Nelson

Reiss Nelson won the Bundesliga's Rookie of the Month award in October
Reiss Nelson won the Bundesliga's Rookie of the Month award in October

Able to play as a winger, forward or as an attacking midfielder, the versatile Reiss Nelson began to garner some hype by breaking into Arsenal’s first team squad from their academy in 2017/18. He made 3 appearances in the Premier League and a further 8 in the Europa League, but in order to gain more experience and playing time, he made the move to the Bundesliga at the start of 2018/19 with a season-long loan to Hoffenheim.

Since then, Nelson has proven to be a huge hit in Germany despite largely appearing at Hoffenheim as a substitute. The England U21 international scored on his debut for his new club in their match against Fortuna Dusseldorf, and remarkably, it only took him 14 minutes to find the back of the net after being introduced from the bench.

Nelson has since gone on to score a further 5 goals for the Bundesliga club, and picked up the league’s Rookie of the Month award in October 2018 for his performances. While he hasn’t scored since November now, his record of 6 goals in just 492 minutes remains impressive, and he’s still extremely popular with the Hoffenheim fans. A return to Arsenal at the end of the season seems likely, but he’s still clearly made an impact during his time in Germany.

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