He has no regrets about being the son of one of the best defenders in France’s history and could replace Giroud against Argentina.
Marcus Thuram does not suffer under the weight of his last name. The Borussia Mönchengladbach forward is 25 years old and is one of the most outstanding prospects in the Bundesliga and the benchmark for one of the most important teams in German football.
A childhood among the stars
As they suspect, Marcus is the son of the former defender of Monaco, Parma, Juventus and Barcelona. Marcus Thuram was born in Italy when his father played for Parma with Gianluigi Buffon and Fabio Cannavaro and specifically he is his eldest son but he is not much like him as he plays striker and his father played as center back (he only scored 15 times in a career of 825 games).
Messi’s shoes he gave away
When Lilian played for Barcelona, Marcus explained that one of his father’s “friends” was so nice that he gave him a pair of boots.
This “friend” was Lionel Messi, who was only 20 at the time: “I was carefree then, I was a 10-year-old boy and he was 20,” Marcus told “AFP”. “Her boots were too small for me so I gave them to a friend, she still needs them!”
“I saw Messi, I saw the players my father played with, but to me they were ordinary people, I didn’t realize it. And a football friend, who saw things, was obsessed with those boots. He insisted and insisted on me, in the end I gave them to him,” he revealed.
Sochaux and Guimgamp, their springboards in France
His surname was a very heavy burden. He was the son of one of the ’98 world champions and, back in France, continued his formative career in the youth academy of Sochaux, arriving at the age of 15 on the recommendation of his father.
“Sochaux is very far from everything, there is not much pressure from the media, it is a bubble of protection. It was my father who told me to leave!” Marcus told “L’Equipe”.
At Sochaux’s academy, one of the most renowned in France, he started to stand out and made it to the France Under-17 team and then played in the Under-20 until he made his professional debut in March 2015 at just 18 years old age.
His first goal was against Lyon, with a header. True to family style, the celebration brought her hand to her mouth in a thoughtful pose, just as her father Lilian did when he scored twice for France in the 1998 World Cup semi-final against Croatia, the only time he scored for his country. selection in 142 matches.
From there he went to Guigamp, where he scored 17 goals in 72 games in two seasons in Ligue 1 and established himself in the elite to attract the attention of Borussia Mönchengldbach, a club that specializes in recruiting young talents.
Shine next to and on the field in Germany
The German club paid in 2019 and in his first season, he scored 14 goals and provided 9 assists in 39 games, playing a decisive role in helping Gladbach return to the UEFA Champions League. Their numbers began to increase year after year.
Thuram, who was last called up by Deschamps for the World Cup, did not score a goal in his 4 World Cup matches (67 minutes), but did provide an assist. In the current Bundesliga season, he has amassed 10 goals and 3 assists in 15 games, as well as 3 goals and an assist in 2 German Cup games.
I could play the final for Giroud
Now he is one of the threats for the Argentina national team in the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar as he could replace the ‘hit’ Olivier Giroud. The Milan player has discomfort and the Borussia striker monchengldbach canI would go out in Didier Deschamps’ starting eleven.
In addition, Marcus Thuram also shines off the field for his commitment to the fight against racism. At the time, the celebration went around the world following the tragic and controversial death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American who was brutally murdered by Derek Chauvin after being arrested by police in Minneapolis and even FIFA requested that he not be sanctioned. Not surprisingly, his parents named him after him in honor of civil rights activist Marcus Garvey.
Source: Goal