Kevin Mbabu 'learned a lot' from playing in England as a youngster
Wolfsburg's new signing Kevin Mbabu says playing for Newcastle as a youngster taught him a lot.
| Kevin Mbabu. | Photo: Football.ua/CC-by-SA 3.0 |
Things didn't go according to plan in England for the defender who ended up making just five appearances for Newcastle before he left to join Young Boys on a permanent deal in 2017.
Nevertheless, Mbabu, who will join Wolfsburg ahead of the 2019/20 season, says he got a lot out of his time in England.
"Without my experience from England, I wouldn't give this interview. Perhaps, I wouldn't even play football at all. It didn't go as I had imagined, of course, but I learned a lot," the 24-year-old told Sport Bild and added:
"I made a lot of mistakes. I was very young and had nobody to guide me. As a child, I was always the best player in my team. Everything was easy, I never had to train hard.
"When I came to England, I thought everything would go just as easily. But no, that wasn't the case. If you want to play in the first team as a young player, you have to show more than anyone else," he said.
Wolfsburg paid €9.2 million to sign Mbabu from Young Boys.
