While we have actually ended up being familiar with international teens removaling countless miles far from home to England in stocked Premier League academies, the reverse is somewhat of a novelty.
The widely-accepted narrative goes that English young people are too mollycoddled to take the chance of an emigrate and, when they do reach the age for first-team football, they are happier opting for a place on the bench at a club near house.
However, while 17-year-old Jadon Sancho made headings after switching Manchester City for Borussia Dortmund on transfer target date day, there is currently a little-known Englishman hardly spoken of in his home country aiming to appear in the German Bundesliga.
And also a trawl of the web does not lose much light on him either.
“I’m glad you can’t find so much information about me,” VfB Stuttgart defender Danny Collinge told BBC Sport.
“In Germany, young players hardly get any media attention. Players can focus on their football, focus on their development and not get caught up in the hype and attention.
“I appreciate my freedom to just concentrate solely on football, which I realise is a bit contradictory given I’m doing an interview now.”
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