Redmond looking forward to battle with Afolabi

The duo keep in contact to this day and maybe, as he’s lounging around his Madrid mansion, Ireland’s biggest domestic football occasion, attended by over 40,000, will pique his interest of Jude Bellingham.

BATTLE AHEAD: Joe Redmond poses for a portrait during a St Patrick's Athletic media day, at Richmond Park in Dublin, ahead of the Sports Direct FAI Cup Final. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Jude Bellingham might use his rest time on Sunday to break from world domination to check in on his former teammate captaining an FAI Cup final team.

St Patrick’s Athletic skipper Joe Redmond was an apprentice at Birmingham City when the prodigy first emerged. The three age-gap didn’t mean much.