The rise and rise of Wales’ Will Vaulks

Will Vaulks was once paid 33p a week to play professional football but his dramatic rise on to the international stage could be about to see him rub shoulders with World Cup finalists Croatia.

The remarkable journey of the Wales midfielder saw him tipped for great things before he was released by Tranmere at the age of 19 and put in danger of being left on the football scrapheap.

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