That penalty kick will have felt special for Lukas Nmecha , and not just because it was a winning goal on debut for his new club late on.

After just 16 minutes of Premier League football, the striker left Manchester City in 2021 after a series of loans. Dreams of becoming a concerted part of a top flight squad in England clouded and then came the battles with injury.

Chiefs at Wolfsburg hailed Nmecha’s attitude throughout his setbacks in Germany but there is undoubtedly a sense of regret for the 26-year-old. “If it wasn’t for some circumstances I maybe would have got here earlier,” he told broadcasters after scoring the winner for Leeds United against Everton.

He is delighted to be back in the Premier League, as the grinned expression on his face showed upon his first interview as

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