Rabbi Matondo says he asked Leroy Sane for advice about joining Schalke before leaving Manchester City last year. Matondo joined the Bundesliga side last January for around £8m having not made a senior appearance at City.
The Wales international, 19, has had a mixed start to life in Germany, scoring once in 20 appearances before the season was put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Now, Bundesliga sides are starting to return to training, while adhering to social distancing guidelines that sees Matondo train in small groups without any physical contact and changing alone in designated parts of the training ground.