Celtic and Rangers target Fares Ghedjemis revealed how he went from struggling in the French amateur leagues to a World Cup star in just three years.
The Frosinone ace is at the centre of a battle between the Glasgow rivals to land the 23-year-old exciting winger.
Ghedjemis was part of Algeria's World Cup squad and made one appearance in the tournament against Austria.
But he recently revealed how he made a remarkable rise up the leagues after he was rejected by lower league clubs in France.
After being released from both Le Havre and Troyes, he joined amateur side Evreux in the fourth tier of French football before moving to Vannes in the same league three years ago...and eventually clinched a move to Italy.
He explained: "It’s safe to say that my career path has been quite unconventional. It certainly wasn’t a smooth ride.
"I decided to go it alone.
"At that point, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. The idea was to work my way up through the lower leagues in France and then move into the professional game.
“I knew I only had six months to make a name for myself, so it was a real lightbulb moment for me. I poured my heart and soul into it, giving it everything I had to get into the third-tier and I put in six months of top-class performances. That's when FC Rouen approached me.
"From there I went to Frosinone.
"It wasn't easy, that's for sure. It meant moving to a new country. The team communicated mostly in Italian rather than English, so I had to pick up the language quickly.
"But I'm mad about football. Playing in Serie A, competing in that league, meant the world to me. It was pretty easy to settle in.
"We were relegated, but got promoted back to Serie A for the new season. To cap it all, I was called up for the World Cup too.
"If I met a young person in the same situation I was in a few years ago, I’d tell them to stick with it, work hard, but above all, believe in themselves 100 per cent.
"Even if others refuse to believe in you, saying you're not good enough or not ready, as was the case with me, you have to believe in yourself. Anything is possible."
