After playing three seasons among the pros at AS Monaco (15 goals, 9 assists in 85 matches), Eliesse Ben Seghir chose to give new impetus to his career at the age of 20. With Maghnes Akliouche, the Moroccan international (15 caps, 3 goals) was considered one of the two new gems of the Principality club. But after a good start to the 2024/2025 season, Ben Seghir has gradually disappeared from the radar screens. Author of more discreet services, the native of Saint-Tropez has still maintained a good rating on the market.
Courted by Olympique de Marseille, FC Barcelona, Naples and Juventus, Ben Seghir finally joined Bayer Leverkusen in exchange for €32 million plus a €5 million bonus. A great investment for the German club. For his part, the former Monegasque chose a Bundesliga very often synonymous with a playing field favorable to the most technical Ligue 1 residents. Unfortunately for him, it doesn’t go as planned. There is no danger in the house since we are only at the very beginning of his adventure in Germany, but Ben Seghir is starting to attract the attention of the media. Everyone recognizes that the player is a big talent in the making, but they are getting impatient.
Ben Seghir has a weak point
Our colleagues from Football Transfers have also recently carried out their evaluation of the Bundesliga summer recruits and the Moroccan received a score of 5. And as a reminder, the best score is 1 and the worst is 6 on the other side of the Rhine. “The striker has so far failed to make a good impression. In eleven matches, the Moroccan has yet to score a goal. For this, 32 million euros were paid to AS Monaco. At 20 years old, this left-hander still has considerable development potential. Since this assessment, Ben Seghir has played two additional matches, but his tally remains stuck at 0 goals and 0 assists. Today it is Kicker who put a coin back into the machine. “Of course, we still have to wait before making a final judgment. Ben Seghir is ultimately only 20 years old. But given the high transfer fee, Leverkusen certainly hoped he would make an impact more quickly.”
And in the columns of the newspaper, we point out a weakness in the summer recruit: his lack of speed. “In other words, in the new heterogeneous Leverkusen team, sprinters like Ernest Poku (21) currently find it easier to shine”explains the media. The sporting director of Bayer Leverkusen, Simon Rolfes, also confirmed that this lack of speed was still slowing down the progress of his recruit. “Speed is an isolated weapon, which you can use better separately. For a player who combines like Eliesse, you depend more on the collective play of the team and that takes more time. Patience !
