While he is officially the top scorer in Ligue 1 for the 2025-2026 financial year with Stade Rennais, totaling 21 goals ahead of Panichelli (16 goals) or Greenwood (also 16 goals), the 26-year-old French striker has long been mentioned in the debates in recent weeks around a possible call-up for the 2026 World Cup with the Blues. An option ultimately ruled out by Didier Deschamps, who favored more experienced profiles like Marcus Thuram or Jean-Philippe Mateta.
The coach of the French team also justified the absence of Rennais at the microphone of Téléfoot : “the absence of Lepaul? It’s very good what he’s doing, let him continue, but obviously there is such competition offensively. » For his part, after his team’s defeat against OM this Sunday evening, but still a scorer, the former Angers striker reacted on the microphone of League 1+ : “how was the TF1 news this Thursday? It was good, quiet, I looked at the list and there it was. My biggest victory is being able to enter into this debate a year and a half after my debut in Ligue 1.” A lucid exit from him.
