After Barcelona, Liverpool and Lazio in Asia: 'I was a top talent, yes'

Former Barcelona, Liverpool and Lazio winger Bobby Adekanye, 27, now plays for Lion City Sailors in Singapore after stints in Turkey and the Dutch second tier.

Bobby Adekanye, who was identified as a top talent at age 12 and moved from Ajax's academy to Barcelona as a teenager, has carved out a journeyman career across Europe's top clubs including Liverpool and Lazio before landing in Singapore with Lion City Sailors. The Dutch-Nigerian winger reflects on the early hype surrounding his career, the expectations that came with it, and his path through Go Ahead Eagles and Turkish football to Asia. Now 27, Adekanye discusses how his career trajectory differed from what was anticipated when he was a prodigy in the Netherlands.