Author of a very good start to the season with AS Monaco, Maghnes Akliouche has become a serious contender for the French team. The young Monegasque has everything to seduce Didier Deschamps, especially given the technical shortcomings of the Blues.
This year 2024 rhymes with rejuvenation and renewal in the French team. The recent but above all unexpected retirement of Griezmann has reinforced this observation. There are more places than before with the Blues, which opens new horizons for young players. Didier Deschamps has already taken advantage of this by testing Michael Olise and Manu Koné. Enough to encourage him to call on other young people, particularly from Ligue 1. We think of Lucas Chevalier, sparkling in Lille's goals in the Champions League, but also of Maghnes Akliouche.
Akliouche at the gates of the Blues
In a French team lacking technical quality, the profile of the young Monegasque would fill the void left by Griezmann. A very good dribbler, the 22-year-old playmaker also knows how to distribute the game. He is one of the strong men of AS Monaco this season with 2 goals and 3 assists in all competitions. West France sees him being called up this Thursday in the list of 23 for the two Nations League matches in November.
Akliouche was already a candidate last October, as Didier Deschamps confided half-heartedly at a press conference. “ Are Millot and Akliouche far away? Yes and no it is linked to competition. They are in Espoirs where the team is relatively young. But we must maintain what they do over time “, the French coach told the press. The arrival of Maghnes Akliouche in the France group would in any case be a good signal sent to supporters, tired of the limited play of the Blues in recent times.
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