Alphonso Davies is ready to get back to playing soccer following his record-breaking US$22 million .
The 17-year-old midfielder was back training with his Whitecaps teammates in Vancouver on Thursday following a trip to Philadelphia, where he signed a contract with the German soccer giant.
The young star says heB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s excited to be playing on a team and with players that he grew up playing in FIFA video games.
The deal will see Davies play for Bayern through 2023 starting in January, but first heB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ll finish the MLS season with the Whitecaps.
He has put up three goals and eight assists in league play this season and says heB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s eager to get back out on the field after missing the teamB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s last three games.
Coach Carl Robinson says he couldnB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t be happier for Davies, but he plans to keep working the teen hard as long as heB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s playing for the Whitecaps.
The Canadian Press
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