About the author: Nikunj Merchant

Nikunj Merchant is a football fanatic, with a heart the shape of the Arsenal crest. A student of Environmental Science, he got into football journalism quite by accident, but went on to work as Editor and Site Manager of Goal.com India. He possesses a deep knowledge of many of the European Leagues, but has a soft spot for the German Bundesliga. He dreams of one day going to Dortmund and watching a live match from the Sudtribune (South Stand) of the Signal Iduna Park.