Murid spent a year understanding Talalaev. I spent a night understanding Murid

Opening

On 19 July 2020 a twenty-year-old Ayman Murid sat on the Leganés bench in a match against Real Madrid. Benzema, Ramos and Kroos were on the pitch. A few weeks earlier Leganés had bought him from the Mohammed VI Academy and signed him until 2024. The next step looked obvious: a La Liga debut.

It never happened.