A ping on his phone told Alphonso Davies that his life had just entered a new dimension.
It was July last year and the Canadian teenager had just agreed to join Bayern Munich from Vancouver Whitecaps. He opened Instagram to find a message from Bayern stalwart Mats Hummels welcoming him to the club. It was, Davies tells Bleacher Report with characteristic understatement, "pretty cool."
Davies, who turned 18 in November, has become accustomed to ticking off milestones over the last three years—MLS breakout star, Canada international, multiple award-winner. But he has been living life in the fast lane right from the start.