Manchester City youth team captain Tommy Doyle spoke to Raheem Sterling and Jadon Sancho before sealing his loan move to Germany this summer.
Doyle joined 2.Bundesliga side Hamburg on a season-long loan in August but sought out his colleagues about the move before agreeing to it.
And after a month in Germany, the young Manchester City midfielder says he's finally starting to feel settled in his new surroundings.
Speaking to City magazine, Doyle said: "It’s been a bit of a whirlwind first month for me after joining Hamburg on loan for the 2021/22 season.
"I spoke with Raheem Sterling and Jadon Sancho before I came over and they both told me I’d love it – and from what I’ve experienced so far, they’re spot on.
"I arrived here on an evening flight and the club put me up in a hotel and the next morning it was straight to training to meet the players and staff.
"The rest of the week was busy with a load of media work.
"Once I found an apartment I liked, I immediately felt more settled and at home – it’s in an area of Hamburg called HafenCity and right by the port, so it’s got great views out. I moved in the same evening of the day I viewed it, got my car sorted the next morning and it was happy days."
Despite his excitement about the move, Doyle spent his first three matches as an unused substitute.
But with Hamburg 1-0 down away to struggling Erzgebirge Aue at the start of October, the 19-year-old midfielder got the nod and had an instant impact - prompting a sensationally-slapstick own goal from home left-back Dirk Carlson to snatch a point.
He's not described the feeling of that instant impact.
Doyle added: "After being gradually introduced to squad life being included on the bench for a few games, I made my debut against FC Erzgebirge just before the international break, coming on around 85 minutes in.
"We were 1-0 down but I had a chance in added time, chipped the keeper and as it struck the bar it hit one of their defenders and went in to make it 1-1 and earn us a draw, so it’s been a positive start - though I had to wear a red shirt which felt a bit strange!"
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