Sadio Mane’s best friend signs for Bayern Munich - despite being one of Oldham’s ‘worst strikers’

Did Sadio Mane help one of his closest childhood friends, Desire Segbe Azankpo, get a contract at Bayern Munich?

Azankpo, a 29-year-old forward from Benin, has had a pretty unremarkable career in professional football to date.

He briefly had a spell in England with Oldham Athletic, where he scored just four goals in 28 appearances during his one season at Boundary Park. The Daily Mail claim Azankpo is remembered as being ‘one of Oldham’s worst strikers in memory’.

He also played for the likes of Metz B, Le Puy, Senica and most recently turned out for Dunkerque, who compete in the third tier of French football.

So on how earth has he just been signed by Bayern Munich? Well, Bayern Munich’s reserve side, Bayern Munich II, anyway.