Even though Manuel Akanji, who spent the 2025-26 season on loan at Inter from Manchester City, boasts a heaving trophy cabinet the envy of some of the most high-profile and celebrated players at the World Cup, he receives little fanfare.
The centre-back is a no-frills type who just goes about his business on the pitch in an incredibly efficient way, allowing others to hog the limelight.
Not just quietly astute at football, Akanji is also somewhat of a maths genius.
He gained plenty of attention in England for his mental arithmetic skills and was often put on the spot and quizzed on complicated multiplications.
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