Kerim Alajbegovic, wey be 18 years old, don become di biggest diamond for Bosnian football. Di young star wey dey play for Bayer Leverkusen score for im national team when dem beat Qatar 3-1 for World Cup. Na im bin help Bosnia-Herzegovina reach di World Cup.
Di story get special twist: Kerim na di son of Semin Alajbegovic, wey be former player for FC Tailfingen and FC 07 Albstadt. Di papa bin grow for Hechingen before im move join various German clubs. Now, di son dey set for another transfer abroad.
Bayer Leverkusen just buy back Kerim from RB Salzburg for 8 million euros after one season for Austria. But im no go play for Bayer first team. According to Corriere dello Sport, di 18-year-old offensive star dey go join Atalanta Bergamo. Im Bosnian teammate Sead Kolasinac don convince am for di move.
No be only Atalanta dey look am. English clubs dey interested, and AC Milan dey too. But di latest news say FC Chelsea fit be di winner. Di London side ready to pay more than 25 million euros plus bonuses. For Leverkusen, that one go be sweet profit.
But di risk dey: if Kerim explode for Serie A or Premier League, Leverkusen go regret say dem sell am. Di young star be di son of Semin Alajbegovic, wey play for FC Tailfingen, FC 07 Albstadt, FSV Frankfurt, Preußen Münster, SSV Reutlingen, and Wacker Burghausen. After im playing career, di Hechingen-born man move to Rheinland and become a player agent. Of course, im dey advise im own pikin.
Kerim Alajbegovic start im youth football for 1. FC Köln and later for Leverkusen. From there, im go on loan to Red Bull Salzburg. For Bosnia’s under-15 to under-19 teams, im play 30 matches and score 12 goals. Now, im don get 14 caps for di senior team with 2 goals.
