He had a fantastic start to the season. After joining Inter Milan freely this summer, Marcus Thuram is an indisputable starter and is impressing everyone. Author of 3 goals and 5 assists in 10 matches under the Milanese colors, the former Guingampais is also performing well in the French team with whom he scored against Ireland during the last rally. Summoned again by Didier Deschamps for the October gathering, Lilian’s son has big goals with the Blues.
Indeed, in an interview with L’Equipe this Sunday evening, the 26-year-old striker expressed his desire to eventually be a starter in the French team: “Starter with the Blues? That’s the goal of every French player, right? Yes, it’s a childhood dream for me. This is also what gets me up in the morning. It is the essence of my job to succeed in becoming a starter one day. I know what I want, I know what I am doing, I know the sacrifices I have made and will make to get there. I always have the same goal: to become the best version of myself. What I want is to progress. And today I do.» While his competition is Randal Kolo Muani and Olivier Giroud, Thuram will have his work cut out for him.