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Adelaide United prodigy Nestory Irankunda has been sold to German giants Bayern Munich for an A-League record transfer fee.<\/p>\n
The 17-year-old says his long-touted move to the German powerhouse is a \u201cdream come true\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Reds winger will transfer to Bayern Munich in July next year, four months after turning 18 \u2212 the minimum age for a global transfer under FIFA rules.<\/p>\n
Adelaide have not disclosed the transfer fee for the Tanzanian-born teen.<\/p>\n
That sum almost doubles the $2.9 million Scottish powerhouse Celtic paid for Melbourne City\u2019s Marco Tilio in June this year.<\/p>\n
Irankunda\u2019s move to Bayern had been long-expected and was confirmed on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
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Gun youngster Nestory Irankunda.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Roy VanDerVegt<\/cite><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m happy to have this all finalised and to be heading to one of the best clubs in the world, it\u2019s a real dream come true,\u201d Irankunda said in a statement.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s going to be great to be able to see out the season with Adelaide United and try and have some success.<\/p>\n \u201cI have been with the club for three or four years now and I\u2019m really grateful to have had such a loving and respectful environment since I\u2019ve been here.<\/p>\n \u201cThe coaches have looked after me and taught me so much, my teammates have always had my back and the members and fans have been so good to me.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I hope to be able to help repay that before I move.\u201d<\/p>\n Adelaide United\u2019s chief executive Nathan Kosmina hoped announcing the deal now would allow Irankunda to play out his career in Australia with minimal distractions.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is an exciting opportunity for Nestory and his family for him to go to one of the biggest clubs in the world,\u201d Kosmina said in a statement.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are proud of Nestory and the role our club has played in his development.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have a strong track record of developing young South Australian talent and we want to see our players get opportunities to play at the highest level.<\/p>\n \u201cWe realise the A-League\u2019s standing as part of a global football landscape and while as a club our primary focus is always team success, developing players that can go on to represent Australia and play in the top leagues in the world is something we are extremely proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n Irankunda has scored nine goals in his 38 A-League games since making his debut in 2021-22.<\/p>\n \u201cNestory is an extremely quick winger, a strong dribbler and finisher with good drive towards goal. We\u2019re convinced by his potential and that he will take the next steps with us,\u201d Bayern\u2019s director of youth development Jochen Sauer said in a statement.<\/p>\n