Player Analysis: Aurélien Tchouaméni

The strength in depth that the French national team is a little ridiculous. Several Champions League stars are nowhere near the 23-man squad, and a breed of young talents are being produced like robots at a factory. One such talented youngster is AS Monaco’s Aurélien Tchouaméni.

Learning his trade alongside Cesc Fàbregas at Les Monégasques, Tchouaméni has taken a huge step in his development since a £16 million move from Bordeaux in January 2020. Equally capable of playing as a No.6 or a No.8, Tchouaméni is quite frankly a monster in the middle of the park, with especially noteworthy defensive attributes..

The one, young French central midfielder who is talked of as the next best thing to come out of Les Blues is Eduardo Camavinga, and rightfully so. But Tchouaméni deserves to be hyped up almost as much, that’s how good he is. The 21-year-old has joined Camavinga in the French U-21 squad for the upcoming European Championships, and the pair could form an immense double pivot, one that could well be leading the France senior team to glory in the next few years.

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