Football
‘A footballing alien’: Mamadou Sangaré soars to Premier League heights
Brentford’s Mali midfielder stood out when he was six and has shone in the Premier League since £39m transfer “When I first saw him, I thought to myself: ‘Who on earth is this player?’ laughs Youness Bengelloun as he rem
Published 7 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC
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embers Mamadou Sangaré. With the transfer window in full swing in July 2025, the former Manchester City scout and agent was not expecting to come face to face with a “footballing a