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Meet Ronald Sobowale: The cousin of Bayern's Alaba trying to make it in England

After being released by Chelsea, Ronald Sobowale has had trials at Cardiff City, Brentford and Barnsley - as well as time with non-league sides – in the hopes of following in the footsteps of his cousin, David Alaba.

Not Austria-born but rather a Londoner, Sobowale's father is the brother of Bayern Munich star Alaba's father, and Sobowale boasts the same Nigerian heritage as the left-back.

Alaba was Austria's youngest ever player upon making his debut for the national team at just 18 years old, with Bayern scouts having spotted him playing in Austria Wien's academy before signing him up to the Bavarian Bundesliga giants.