Bayern snap up teenage winger Sanyang from Hoffenheim
Bayern Munich have signed teenage winger Mamin Sanyang from Hoffenheim on a three-year contract.
The 17-year-old forward, who moved to Germany from Gambia when he was 10, will play for Bayern's Under-19 team next season.
Across 19 appearances in the U17 Bundesliga and two in the U19 division in 2019-20, Sanyang scored nine goals and laid on four assists.
"Mamin is an extremely fast and dangerous winger. We see him as an ideal reinforcement for our Under-19 team and are very happy he will wear the Bayern jersey in the future," said academy manager Jochen Sauer.
#FCBayernCampus-Leiter #Sauer: „Mamin ist ein pfeilschneller und torgefährlicher Außenbahnspieler. Wir sehen ihn als ideale Verstärkung für unseren #FCBU19-Kader und freuen uns sehr, dass er zukünftig das #FCBayern-Trikot tragen wird!“
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Sanyang has followed in the footsteps of Germany U17 forward Armindo Sieb, who in May agreed to swap Hoffenheim for Bayern.
Hoffenheim have also seen 17-year-old left-back Kerim Calhanoglu, cousin of Milan midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu, and U17 captain Luca Campanile agree moves to Schalke.
Amadou Onana, 18, in January agreed to join Hamburg from the 2020-21 campaign, while 16-year-old Melkamu Frauendorf is reportedly a target for Liverpool.