Gifted, change of number among the Blues

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By: Manu Tournoux

Where will Désiré Goué stop? Recruited by PSG last summer for 50 million euros, the crack trained at Stade Rennais, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this Tuesday, could become one of the new forces of the French team. The attacking midfielder has completely exploded during the season with the red and blue and ended up being the hero of the Champions League final widely won against Inter (5-0), Saturday in Munich.

Goutout wrote the history of football by scoring a double and giving a decisive pass against the Nerazzurri. He is the very first French player to register a double in the C1 final (only Antoine Griezmann marked a double in the European Cup final, but in the Europa League). He is the youngest player to be a goalscorer and a decisive passer since 1968 and a certain Brian Kidd with Manchester United.

Impressive prodigy of technique and power but also of audacity and maturity, Désiré Doué could quickly win in the Blues of Didier Deschamps, even if the offensive sector is particularly supplied with the two players star Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé, versatile Marcus Thuram and Randal Kolo Muani very appreciated by the coach and a Michael Since last fall.

Désiré Doué loses number 9

Désiré Doué made her debut against Croatia on March 23 at the Stade de France, by replacing his Parisian teammate Bradley Barcola, during a return semi-final won to the penalties (2-0, 5-4 TAB). For his big international beginnings, the native of Angers wore the symbolic number 9. A privilege from which he benefited in the absence of Marcus Thuram. The latter being back in Clairefontaine, Doué inherited the number 24 for the Final Four of the League of Nations and a semi-final against Spain on Thursday (9 p.m.).

The numbers are now well established from the pensions of Olivier Giroud and Antoine Griezmann. “Dembouz” has recovered the number 7 of his boyfriend “Grizi”, Mbappé keeping the 10th. For this Final Four of the Nations League, Clément Lenglet returns to selection with the 5th, Lucas Hernandez finds his 21 of the 2018 World Cup, Mattéo Guendouzi recovers the 6 of Eduardo Camavanga and the new call Rayan Cherki will play with the 25th if he is starting in EDF.