Daniel Amartey..... a lion at the rear

Amartey, who cut his umbilical cord at Inter Allies, began his international career after he was spotted by Magnus Pehrsson, who was on a scouting trip in the country and preparing to take over as manager of Djurgarden.

As a 16-year-old, the centre-back’s effort caught the attention of the scout who invited him for a trial with the Sweden club after he had turned 18 when he was part of the club’s Under- 21 side before eventually making his debut for the senior side.

He was subsequently ranked the 10th best player in the Swedish league by a Swedish newspaper just after his first season in 2013 and later that year the 20-year-old Amartey confirmed he was in talks with Liverpool for a possible move to the English Premier League.

But the following year, FC Copenhagen captured him for a fee of €2.5 million and has since been with the club.