Response to Martinez’s confinement, serious injury, compared to Pavard… 6 things to know about Biancone, the little-known Frenchman from Olympiakos

He responded to the chambering of Emiliano Martinez

Last May, Biancone made headlines thanks to a… spicy media outing. With his club Olympiakos, the Frenchman eliminated Aston Villa, where a certain Emiliano Martinez plays. As a reminder, the latter was the author of numerous slip-ups and “chambers” poorly thought out about Kylian Mbappé and the Blues. What Biancone has not forgotten. In a publication posted on Instagram, the defender of the Greek club made a montage in which he uses the famous photo of Martinez, making an obscene gesture, with the World Cup trophy. He replaced the Argentinian goalkeeper’s head with his face and wrote: “This one is for all my French people”.

The biggest sale in the history of Troyes

Very quickly spotted in Europe while playing for Troyes, the Frenchman was recruited by the Nottingham Forest club, a resident of the Premier League, for almost 10 million euros (without bonuses). The media The Flash East announced that this sale represented a record for Estac, today in Ligue 2. Still to our colleagues, he declared “to be moved” to leave but was happy to return to England where he had always dreamed of playing.

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An injury spoiled his English adventure

At Nottingham, Giulian Biancone only played three Premier League matches (only 106 minutes played). The right-back had in fact ruptured the cruciate ligaments in one knee, stopping his progress abruptly. “It’s really difficult news for him and a big blow for us because even though he didn’t play much, he was progressing well and he’s a player we really like. We are disgusted for him because it is serious and it is a hard blow for the group”even declared his coach at the time, Steve Cooper.

Launched by Thierry Henry in the Champions League

Giulian Biancone could hardly have dreamed of a better debut for his professional career. On November 28, 2018 while he was playing in Monaco, Thierry Henry, the former Monegasque coach, did not hesitate to establish him as right back in the Champions League during a match against Atlético de Madrid. At only 18 years old. “The coach was very present from A to Z, we talked a lot, and I think that’s what allowed me to stay a little with the group during this period, because the first match was rather went well for me. I had made a beautiful copy for someone who came from ‘nowhere’”savored the latter in an interview given to his former club.

Similarities with Pavard

The U19 international (5 caps), also passed through Cercle Bruges in Belgium where he “had a great season in a championship that is still underrated”is often compared to Benjamin Pavard (right side of the Blues) by Frédéric Barilaro, his ex-mentor among the under-19s and for whom he has a lot of esteem. The latter compares him to Pavard for “his playing intelligence and technique”.

Sport as a matter of course

Born in Fréjus (Var), Giulian Biancone quickly immersed himself in the world of sport. For the site Monaco Tribune the Olympiakos player explained that his “mother was a swimmer”her “rugby player father”its “sister was horseback riding” and that his brother also played football. Before his arrival at just 15 years old at Monaco, the young player trained at AS Maximoise, the club from the town of Sainte-Maxime. “Since I was very young, I have only thought about football. I live for this”he repeated.

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