**VOLUME 3: OFF SEASON**
The days following Amani's spectacular Eredivisie breakthrough blurred into a rigorous routine that felt simultaneously exhilarating and utterly exhausting.
Life at the FC Utrecht academy, housed within the sprawling Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch, was a world away from the dusty pitches he remembered in Mbakari or even the relatively organized training sessions they'd experienced back in Mombasa.
Here, everything ran precisely like a Dutch clock, every minute accounted for, every action scrutinized.
Amani and Malik shared a room in the academy dormitory, a functional space with twin beds, desks, and a window overlooking one of the meticulously maintained training fields. It was clean, modern, and starkly different from the vibrant chaos of home.
The silence at night was almost unnerving, broken only by the distant hum of the city or the occasional late-night footsteps of other youth players returning from study sessions or extra training.
