A name that stays in mind and a haircut that catches the eye, Alexis Beka Beka has not gone unnoticed since his debut in December 2019 in the jersey of Stade Malherbe de Caen, the Paris native’s training club. But it’s mostly his raw talent and uncommon features for his age who caught the eye of Jean-Baptiste Marie, journalist at France Bleu Normandie. “_What immediately impressed me was the precision of his passes. He has this ability to break lines with his eye and his precision. And he is a boy who likes to duel. For me it’s a “number 6” modern with these technical and physical qualities._”
He caught Gignac’s eye at the Tokyo Olympics
After a convincing season and a half at Malherbe (32 games / 1 goal), Alexis Beka-Beka was retained by Sylvain Ripoll to compete in the Tokyo Olympics with the Blues. The young man of Congolese origin is then one of the rare satisfactions of the tournament missed by the French team (eliminated in the first round) and he even impresses striker André-Pierre Gignac. “Beka Beka is very strong. In training, I tell myself that he has the maturity of a guy of twenty-six,“confided to the newspaper L’Equipe the captain of the Blues.
Priority of Lucien Favre in the middle
After this successful tournament, he appears on recruiters’ radars and the Gym is already trying to convince him to join the Côte d’Azur. But Beka Beka then prefers to play in Europe under the colors of Lokomotiv Moscow, where his rating continued to climb last season (28 games / 4 assists). His performances do not escape Lucien Favre, who blows his name again this summer to strengthen his environment. And according to several media, the young midfielder should commit to OGC Nice in the next few hours for around 12 million euros. “He is a player who was missing in the squad to make the link with the attackers and make the right pass at the right time.“, believes Patrice Alberganti, football consultant for France Bleu Azur. “He is a player who can play high on the pitch. But he’s still a youngster so I was hoping for more rookie experience“.
Schmeichel it blocks, Thuram and Viti hoped
After the final transfer of Marcin Bulka and the purchase of young winger Rares Ilie, Alexis Beka Beka is to become the third signing of the summer. Others should follow in the coming days. Le Gym is aiming for goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel to succeed Walter Benitez but the Dane is currently retained by his club Leicester and the transfer is far from complete. In attack Marcus Thuram is the priority of Lucien Favre. Behind, as revealed by the Footmercato site, the Gym has made an offer for Italian international hopeful Mattia Viti (20), who plays for Empoli (Serie A).