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Mark Lovell, Bayern Munich blogger 8y

Bayern Munich invite Indian youngster Chandan Nayak, 11, to join academy

Indian youngster Chandan Nayak has been chosen to train with Bayern Munich after coming through trials designed for players up to five years older than him.

Chandan, 11, from the city of Bhubaneswar, won an all-expenses paid trip to train at the Bundesliga champions' state-of-the-art academy after taking part in a selection process for 14-16-year-olds.

"I am very happy. I want to become a player for the Indian team one day. I really want to thank my coach," Chandan told ANI.

"This boy's very talented and gifted," Nayak's coach Jayadev Mahapatra said. We spotted him when he was very young and he's been training with us for the last three to four years.

"He will be leaving on [Aug.] 25. In Germany he will be playing besides greats like Philipp Lahm. The best coaches of the world will train him. Around 120 students from across the world will be coming.

"The training he'll receive at Bayern is beyond what we can give him in India. It's a huge opportunity for him and will create a lot of expectation and hope for the slum kids who play soccer."

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