Jeremy Monga
Curious debut of 15-year-old in England
04/08/2025 – 9:13 amReading time: 1 min.
Leicester City continues to crash in the Premier League. Nevertheless, there was positive news from the former English champion.
Four -time English master Newcastle United may hope for return to the Champions League. Newcastle won 3-0 (3-0) at Kellerkind Leicester City on Monday evening. Jacob Murphy (2nd/11th) and Harvey Barnes (34th) met for Newcastle at the penultimate table.
The situation at the English champion in 2016 is different: After eight defeats in a row without his own goal, Leicester already has 15 points behind the saving bank. The descent can no longer be avoided. However, there was still a reason to celebrate.
Trainer Ruud van Nistelrooy changed a new hope with 15-year-old Jeremy Monga in the 74th minute, who now made his debut in the Premier League. Curious: Because Leicester City with BC.Game, an online gambling and cryptocurrency platform, has a jersey sponsor who turns to people from the age of 18, Monga was only allowed to run on his jersey without a sponsor. A 15-year-old is not allowed to advertise gambling in England either.
“The first thing I did here was to take a look at the U21 and the U18, to bring them into the training of the first team and to watch them,” said Ruud van Nistelrooy. “If players are good enough, age does not matter to me and they can help the team.”
To Monga directly said Ruud van Nistelrooy: “He develops really well and you can see how good he is.”