Former English prodigy was 'too immature' for Bayern move

In an incredibly honest interview with 'Sky Sports', former Bayern Munich starlet Dale Jennings opened up about his time in the Bundesliga. 

At 18, he joined the Bundesliga giants for £1.8m with the promise of rubbing shoulders with the likes of Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery.

"The first training session when I put the top on, I looked at the badge and sort of laughed at myself and thought how has this happened," he told 'Sky Sports'. 

However due to injury and his immaturity, his hopes quickly faded. 

He played 36 times for Munich's B team, alongside the likes of Juventus' Emre Can and Southampton's Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, however struggled to adapt to life in Bavaria.

"Luck wasn't on my side," he says. "I had a couple of injuries, didn't realise how big a move it was at the time, I wasn't professional enough, I didn't do things right.

"I could have learned the language and took a bit more time to adapt to living in Munich. But I was a bit immature at the time. Being only 18 I didn't understand how big it was really."

Since his release and fall into the football oblivion, Jennings is slowly getting his career back on track. 

"I struggled the past two years, mentally, trying to get myself back into football," he says.

"It was a tough time for me and my family. I felt at one stage 'this is it'. I thought my career can't be over already, surely, but my girlfriend was there with me, my kids, they pushed me and inspired me to be back out on the pitch today.

"If it wasn't for them I definitely wouldn't be here today.

"At 25 I've still got a couple of good years in me. With the right people in my corner, the right attitude, I think I can maybe do well again."