It's a family decision. When I signed for Villa (in 2022), my son started school, but in Birmingham, there aren't any French schools. For us, it was really important that our children could read and write in both French and English. In London, they have the opportunity to do both.
Jacob Devaney is a son of football, one of those young players born where they were simply because of where their father was playing the game at the time. The Manchester United Under-21s captain is a Yorkshireman by dint of his father, former Birmingham City and Coventry City youth player Martin Devaney, playing for Barnsley in 2007. Now 18, Devaney joined United when he was six years of age.
He notes that the league is close and physical, but he has good players and is excited to see where the project goes the club demands winning in this moment. There aren't many days on the training pitch, but he hopes the work they're doing with the team and with individuals are working. He's already beaten Palace this season, with Strasbourg, but this is a different challenge and he knows he's facing a good side who are strong on set pieces.