Free from Borussia Mönchengladbach to join Inter Milan this summer, Marcus Thuram is currently on fire in Lombardy where his partnership with Lautaro Martinez is wreaking havoc. Positioned at the top of the Milanese attack, the French international, who was used in this position yesterday by Didier Deschamps against Gibraltar, is not surprised by his conversion. Just like Kylian Mbappé: “With Kylian, we’ve known each other since we were kids. He always said that I would end up as number nine. He felt it, he knows my qualities, he knows what I like to do on the field and yes, he told me.”
Scoring this Saturday, he revealed that Olivier Giroud had given him some advice: “It’s always good to score for confidence. Scoring for the French team is always an honor, so it’s perfect. I was warned, I had talked with Olive (Giroud), I knew it was going to be a very closed match for me, I had to be ready for crosses and second balls.”
Finally, he opened up about his progression since joining the Nerazzurri: “I try to work, I play in an exposed team with important matches to be played every weekend. I am definitely becoming a different player. I feel better at all levels, as a player, as a number 9, learning new aspects of my game every day. It’s something I learned from playing on the side (becoming a passer, ed). I like to treat my teammates when I can and I try to do it often.”
If you can read French, our original article is available [here](https://twitter.com/telefoot_TF1/status/1726184406124220843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw).
