It’s the chef’s surprise! While the names of Jesse Lingaard or Bryan Gil have come up in recent days, it is neither at Tottenham nor at Manchester United but at Angers that the Gym hopes to have found the rare pearl in the person of Billal Brahimi, whose transfer has been formalized this Friday, January 28 by the club.
Because good deals do not run the streets in January and spending around €8m may come as a surprise for a 21-year-old who has just eight Ligue 1 games this season.
Trained in Reims, revealed at Le Mans last season where he scored 10 goals and delivered 12 assists in National, it is in Angers that Billal Brahimi (21) has been discovering the elite of French football since last summer. But he ultimately played very little with two starts and only 260 minutes on the clock (2 assists).
A profile that does not leave indifferent
So why bet so much money on him? For its profile and its very rare potential. Billal Brahimi does not leave indifferent on a pitch. Angevin supporters can testify to this and regret on social networks the departure of a player who “makes you want to come to the stadium“.
Fast, powerful, he accelerates and tries to dribble as soon as the opportunity arises. A spectacular player who must therefore channel his game to enter into Christophe Galtier’s scheme, but which will offer a real solution when the wings of the Aiglons seemed a little featherless after the departure of Lucas Da Cunha.