Leroy Sané
Leroy Aziz Sané
Written by Nicolas Horn and Christian Spiller for Die Zeit:
Leroy Sané has a huge tattoo on his back of: Leroy Sané. “I would make a different decision today,” he once told Der Spiegel about the ink he got done at the age of 21. “I was someone who first had to hit the wall, even if it hurt, in order to learn from it.” Comes from a sporting family: his Senegalese father, Souleymane, played in the Bundesliga with Nürnberg and Wattenscheid. His mother, Regina Weber-Sané, won an Olympic bronze medal in rhythmic gymnastics. Souleymane Sané was subjected to racist abuse in many German stadiums, and Leroy has also experienced this in the national jersey. He says his father gave him the advice: “Never let people who are prejudiced against you put you off. Just believe in yourself!” This season was once again typical for Sané: he played well in the first half of the season, tailed off in the second, but still scored important goals in important games. Can be one of the best wingers in the world on his day, but still struggles to show it consistently.
