Breaker said:Is that Merkel any good? Heard some great things about him but never seen him play and think he's still in his teens or 20 at most.
He did an unusual way. Came out of Stuttgart's academy and went to Milan with 16 or 17. He is 19 right now - upps got 20 on Wednesday. I have seen him recently playing on the side of van Bommel and he really played very well - but had an injury and is out for some weeks now. He is a little bit out of sight for the Germans as he plays in the italian league, but I guess he is a real great talent, too. You have to be if you break through at the big clubs in that age.