FEATURE | ‘I have become a more complete player’ – Khéphren Thuram’s profile evolving
Statistically, with just one goal and no assists, this season has been the most meagre of Khéphren Thuram’s (23) career, bar his breakthrough campaign when he accrued under 600 minutes in seven appearances. Whilst this has been a season marked by difficulties for the young Frenchman, his statistics also attest to an evolution in his profile under Francesco Farioli.
After a summer in which he was heavily tipped to leave OGC Nice, Thuram opted to stay. “Regarding what happened in the transfer window, I decided to stay. I wanted to continue to progress at Nice, and progress as a player at this club. Honestly, it made me happy to be linked to all these clubs left, right and centre. It shows I’m doing the right things but as I said, I knew I wanted to stay here,” revealed Thuram in a press conference in November.
However, having made the decision to remain with Le Gym, help them return to the European scene and also consolidate his place in Didier Deschamps’ plans at international level, Thuram failed to make the impact he would have liked, particularly in the first part of the season.
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