I wonder if in latter stages of U20s WC there were any whispers in camp about Singh & Bayern. Sapreet didn't return to NZ, post WC? Went straight to Germany? Wonder when he was first made aware of Bayern's interest.
Would have been hard to keep such exciting news to himself. And such a good news story for NZ football as a whole, why wouldn't Des share it quietly amongst the group if they knew early on.
Would have started some of the unattached Ole boys thinking, wow maybe Nix is the right path.
Certainly Talay touches on it in his interview, as great leverage now when trying to entice young Kiwi footballers to sign. 2-3 years of regular first team football in the A League, and then as a 23 year old you have a very handy CV for your agent to throw around Europe.
Good news all round.