It is official as of this Tuesday night:
Earlier than him, different gifted younger gamers who began and made their mark in Ligue 1 left France for England. Some even conquered the Premier League for all times. Listed below are 5 of them (re)launched to you!
Eden Hazard
French champion in 2011 with Lille, Eden Hazard left Ligue 1 in 2012, simply days after profitable his second consecutive UNFP Participant of the Season award. The Belgian joined Chelsea, the place he spent seven seasons, enjoying 351 matches, scoring 110 targets, and profitable six trophies, together with two Premier Leagues and two Europa Leagues.
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The Belgian is just a Blues legend, an icon of latest Premier League soccer.
N’Golo Kanté
In 2015, on the age of 24, N’Golo Kanté quietly left Caen to affix Leicester, a membership anticipated to battle for survival within the 2015-2016 Premier League season.
Ten months later, Leicester and Kanté have been English champions, to everybody’s shock! The 2018 World Cup-winning midfielder was one of many key gamers on this monumental achievement.
He signed with Chelsea the next season, leaving in 2023 after enjoying 269 matches, profitable a Premier League title, and the 2021 Champions League.
Hugo Lloris
We simply needed to embrace him!
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Hugo Lloris spent eleven years of his soccer profession within the Premier League, in London, with Tottenham.
After breaking by way of at Good, the previous French nationwide group captain joined Lyon, the place he stayed for 4 seasons earlier than heading to the Spurs.
Lloris performed 447 matches for Tottenham, the place he notably turned the very first participant within the membership’s historical past to achieve 300 Premier League appearances. He too made the Premier League his personal after coming from Ligue 1!
Samir Nasri
Samir Nasri, the little prince of Marseille. After 4 seasons at OM, his boyhood membership, Nasri left Ligue 1 a season after profitable the UNFP Younger Participant of the Yr award for 2006-2007.
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He signed with Arsenal in 2008, at age 21. After three years with the Gunners, Nasri signed for 30 million euros with Manchester Metropolis. At the moment, he turned the most costly French participant in historical past!
He spent six years at Man Metropolis, notably profitable the English championship in 2012 and 2014. He stays one of many perfect international gamers within the Premier League within the twenty first century!
Thierry Henry
After all!
Thierry Henry. Eight seasons at Arsenal, 226 targets scored in 370 matches, two Premier League titles together with the 2004 season the place the Gunners have been topped champions with out shedding a single league match…
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For some, Thierry Henry remains to be thought of the perfect international participant in your complete historical past of the English championship!
Educated at Monaco, Titi spent a yr at Juventus earlier than becoming a member of London in 1999.
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