Bayern Munich's Dale Jennings set to Don his Tranmere Rovers hat once again

Dec 7 2011 Liverpool Daily Post

DALE JENNINGS is due to make a return visit to Prenton Park next week – just a few days after Tranmere play host to League One promotion chasers MK Dons.

The corresponding fixture at the end of October last season turned out to be a landmark afternoon in the teenager’s short career.

Jennings scored twice in a 4-2 Tranmere win and delivered a scintillating performance of wing play in front of dozens of watching talent scouts from top clubs.

The Dons’ line-up included former Liverpool defender Dietmar Hamann, who was so impressed with the youngster that he tipped off his German compatriots at Bayern Munich.

Jennings duly joined Bayern last summer in a deal worth a down payment of £600,000 to Tranmere that has the potential to rise to £2 million, depending on Jennings registering to play in the Bundesliga and making an agreed number of first-team appearances.

For the moment Jennings is learning his trade in Bayern’s reserve team, who play in the fourth tier of the German league.

He is currently sidelined by injury – hence the trip back to Merseyside to visit family and friends and drop in on Tranmere.

Manager Les Parry said: “Dale is back over here next week. He has an ankle injury at the moment so he is going to pop in and see us.

“The MK Dons game last season was Dale’s showcase. When the manager of the opposition takes the full-back off after about 20 minutes to untwist his blood, you know your winger is having a decent start to his game!”