All roads lead back to Manchester for Bersant Celina.
Sat in the plush Malmaison Hotel in central Manchester, the Kosovo-born attacker discusses his burning desire to make the grade at the Etihad Stadium.
It's an ambition Celina isn't ready to give up on.
Like many of the club's talented academy graduates, the 20-year-old has found the path into the Manchester City first team plotted with obstacles and barriers.