West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen has spoken again of the pain he felt when he was rejected by Cardiff City as he prepares to complete his ascension from non-league to England international.
Bowen was stuck without a club after his hometown side Hereford had to fold their youth team owing to financial difficulties. He went on trial with the Bluebirds in 2014, but Cardiff felt the then 17-year-old wasn't up to scratch and passed at the offer to sign him up.
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