Going out on loan is a rite of passage for many young players, and can be the springboard which helps them to achieve greatness later in their careers – just think David Beckham at Preston, Romelu Lukaku at West Brom or Philipp Lahm at Stuttgart. But there are a good few players who it’s easy to forget made loan switches early in their careers to some unlikely clubs.
From Diego Costa’s brief and bad tempered spell at Celta Vigo, to Jordan Henderson’s short stint on the wing at Coventry, David Alaba’s world-beating performances for Hoffenheim, and David Silva’s early days at Eibar, we take a look at some excellent players you may have forgotten went on loan
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