Noussair Mazraoui was Bayern Munich’s starting fullback that can play either side (when fit anyways). Last year, the Moroccan took a picture with some 17-year-old FC Barcelona kid named Adam Aznou which went viral. The now 18-year-old Aznou revealed that the former Ajax defender is one of his biggest supporters on the national team.
“Mazraoui is a great person with a big heart,” Aznou recalled (as captured by Twitter account @Lions_talk) He has given me advice and helped me a lot. I was a bit shy, haha, but he encouraged me and supported me. I was really happy to see him on the national team.”
Mazraoui has since been sold to Manchester United and Aznou is starting to appear on the bench a lot and although he hasn’t gotten a lot of playing time as of yet, his aim is to fight for a starting place and improve his physique: “I want to have minutes with the first team and compete for a spot in the team, and I would also like to improve a bit physically.”
