This rise has naturally thrust a typically reserved teenager into the consciousness of a fan base that stretches all over the globe.
Thankfully, any shyness the Reading-born starlet carries falls by the wayside for 90 minutes when taking to a football pitch.
“It’s new to me because being at my former club Leicester wasn’t as big as coming here,” Nyoni says. “I didn’t really know what to expect. You see how the fans [are], they are just crazy.
“I just take it within my stride. Obviously if I see anyone, I’ll always take my time to be nice to people and stuff like that. It’s good as well because it’s all part of the experience.
“That’s what I enjoy doing, that’s what I love doing – just playing football with a smile on my face.”
Labelled an ‘interesting player’ by Slot in pre-season, Nyoni offers an abundance of quality and versatility in the middle of the park.
He reveals during this chat as part of our Meet the Academy series that he now attempts to style his game in the manner Thiago Alcantara did for Liverpool, and Barcelona and Bayern Munich before that.
