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What has happened to former €100m Man Utd target Leon Bailey?

It’s been a while since Leon Bailey was last in the headlines, but his stunning free-kick in Bayer Leverkusen’s win over Bayern Munich saw him regain the spotlight.

The 21-year-old beat Sven Ulreich from 30 yards to level things up on Saturday, as Die Werkself went on to beat the champions 3-1 in one of the shocks of the weekend.

“I tricked Sven,” he told Bild after the game – and he was right.

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"Bailey often hits it over the wall, that's something we analysed and looked at a lot during the week," Ulreich said.