'I was a wonderkid for Man City – now I coach their biggest rivals after failed career'

Imagine being from the back waters of nowhere special, and being told at the age of just 12 that you're good enough to play football for Barcelona – and then being signed by the iconic club. And then being such a prospect that you graduate to the Barcelona B team, sign a new contract and get a £20m buy-out clause placed on your head. Well, Gai Assulin was once one of the most talked about wonderkids in the mid-2000s, having graduated from the same youth academy as Lionel Messi.