Serge Gnabry speaks on the advice he received from his parents:

‼ Serge Gnabry speaks on the advice he received from his parents:

🎙 “You are 15 years old and you always ask your parents for money. Then you’re 17 or 18 and you’re making more money than your entire family. Imagine that.

I remember when I broke into the first team, I started spending my money on unnecessary things. The £600 toiletry bag. The sparkling Louboutins of the time. The Rolex.

This is what broke my parents. That’s what made them calm me down to talk. I remember what my mother said: “Serge, you know… it might not be forever. You can’t spend money like that. You have to keep your feet on the ground because everyone falls at some point.

A few weeks after that conversation, everything fell apart. I injured my knee and couldn’t do anything for about 8 months. Time was simply frozen. When I finally returned to the field, I couldn’t join the group. All of a sudden I was on loan to West Brom.

It was as if my mother had seen the future.”