Is Bogarde's football coming-of-age close at hand?

Players identified in their mid-teens as an emerging force can spend years orbiting the squads of major clubs, waiting for the opportunity to bloom. A quick internet search reminds us his name was in headlines when he was just 16, in Feyenoord's youth system, apparently with a host of Premier League clubs taking note. Aston Villa took him on in 2020, when Dean Smith was in charge, so Bogarde's nine first-team appearances technically span across three Villa bosses.