From playing for Fulham as eight-year-olds, Xavier Amaechi, Luca Ashby-Hammond and Matty Sorinola are all now team-mates far away from south-west London at Plymouth Argyle .

The trio are all aged 24, with Amaechi and Ashby-Hammond both signing for the Pilgrims this summer and being reunited again with Sorinola, who has been at Home Park since January 2024, making him one of the longer serving players after a major turnover of the squad in recent months.

Anis Mehmeti, who is currently starring for Bristol City in the Championship, also played for Fulham at a very young age alongside Amaechi, Ashby-Hammond and Sorinola.

Sorinola said: "Me, Xav, Luca were all together from probably seven, eight until I think maybe 13-14, then Xav left. Then it was me and Luca for a bit and then I left. N

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