In nine months, Allan Rodrigues de Souza captained Internacional to a youth tournament triumph, before signing for Liverpool and making history with SJK Seinajoki in Finland.
For the player, it all seemed to happen within the space of a week in April.
One day, Allan Rodrigues de Souza was undergoing his usual preseason sessions with Internacional and the next he was learning of Liverpool’s interest in him before flying out to Merseyside. In reality, the process of securing the gifted midfielder had begun in January for the Reds, who had sent their Under-18 team to the Frenz International Cup.