The 19-year-old's agent didn't want to send his client to north London and the Slovakian is now making a real name for himself at Monchengladbach
PROFILE
On August 20, 2015, a star was born in Zilina. That night, Athletic Bilbao were in town to take on one of Slovakia’s best sides in the Europa League play-offs.
The Basques’ coach at the time, Ernesto Valverde, was confident enough to leave some of his key players on the bench, including Aritz Aduriz and Gorka Iraizoz. It would prove a mistake.
Despite leading 2-0 at half-time, Athletic slumped to a shock 3-2 defeat, with Zilina’s 17-year-old playmaker Laszlo Benes inspiring a sensational turnaround.