Make we gather here, my people! Naija boy wey sabi ball, Max Alleyne, don burst enter the Manchester City first team like say na film wey dem dey shoot! Dis guy just dey shine like say na his turn for the spotlight, and e no dey fear anyone.
As dem dey yarn, Max don dey show wetin e get for pitch since him don enter the main squad. In two matches, from Brighton to dem recent gunners, him dey play like say na play for him neighborhood. People wey see am dey talk say if no be football, you go think say him just dey flex.
Max papa, Mark, no go lie, dey tell everybody say no be lazy way dem dey call am laid-back. Dis guy dey prepare like soldier before war! Him don score goal even as e just return from loan wey dem send am go Watford to sharpen him skills. Wetin be say, dem don see the shine!
When City sign am from Southampton for small £1.5 million back in 2021, dem get good plan for am from the beginning. E don help dem win Under-18 and Under-23 Premier League, and people dey talk say e go fit carry the main team for shoulder like thief wey run with dem money.
Last week, as Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol scatter dem legs for match, dem call Max back from loan. Na so e burst into the team like grasscutter wey no see sleep for night! Pep Guardiola dey hype am, dey show him video before dem game, make e see wetin him suppose do. Everybody respect as e fit handle ball with calmness.
Dem dey talk say if City wan buy new defender, dem fit still consider themselves, but all eyes dey on Max. E don prove him worth with how e dey manage tackle and headers and even score goal for FA Cup dey shine with confidence!
E don turn fans’ darling, and everybody dey talk say Naija no dey fall hand — because after all, dis boy na from us! E get plenty families way dey support am, plus him twin sister, Alice, and him brother, Jasper, dey cheer am on. Dis football wahala no be beans!
No be to sey Max dey carry wahala, but him don grow through experience. From small wey he dey play, him don dey show say no be just style and flicks wey matter, but how you fit deliver when e reach to clear ball from goal post. E life no dey simple, but Max dey handle am like pro.
As the season dey run, everyone dey wonder wetin go happen next. City dey prepare for bigger matches ahead, but one thing wey dey clear be say, Max Alleyne no be player wey go just waka pass. E dey come for the glory, and e ready to deliver!
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