Only a few hours in the past, Paul Pogba’s signing with AS Monaco was made official by the membership from the Rock. It might come as a shock, however the French legend will uncover Ligue 1 on the age of 32.
On this event, we give you to (re)uncover these French stars who’ve by no means set foot on Ligue 1 pitches.
Antoine Griezmann
Undoubtedly probably the most well-known instance of all. Rejected by all of the French golf equipment the place he went for trials attributable to his too slender construct, Antoine Griezmann lastly discovered his happiness in Spain and has not left since.
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Dayot Upamecano
Educated at Valenciennes, Dayot Upamecano selected to exile himself in Austria with RB Salzburg to show himself. It did him lots of good, since his time on the membership opened the doorways to the Bundesliga and the French group for him.
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Théo Hernandez
Like his brother, Théo educated in Spain however with Actual Madrid earlier than heading to Serie A and settling with AC Milan. Having change into an everyday starter for the French group for 3 years, Hernandez is about to go away for Saudi Arabia.
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Ibrahima Konaté
Like his central defensive associate for the French group, Ibrahima Konaté selected exile to develop. After about ten Ligue 2 matches with Sochaux, the large left for Leipzig for 4 years earlier than becoming a member of Liverpool in 2021.
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Micheal Olise
Born in London to a Nigerian father and a French-Algerian mom, Micheal Olise has spent his complete life in England however has acknowledged that he has “all the time had a reference to the French group”. That is why, regardless of having performed his complete profession on English pitches, and now these of the Bundesliga, the playmaker selected to put on the French jersey.
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