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MOST WANTED 3 Beyond the Big Leagues

JONATHAN DAVID

(Gent)

Both clubs may be renowned for their keen eye for fledgling talent, but don’t remind the decision-makers at Red Bull Salzburg and Stuttgart of the fact they once let this 20-year-old sharpshooter slip through their fingers.

The pair brought the Canadian to Europe for trials as a teenager, in 2016 and 2017, only to decide that he did not fit the bill. Coaches at Salzburg informed

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