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Barca background
Marcus Thuram’s father Lilian used to play for Barca between 2006 and 2008. However, what’s more special about it is that Lilian Thuram was reportedly taking his son to watch Barca’s training sessions at the time.
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By the way, Lilian was also his son’s agent until the family decided to turn to Mino Raiola in 2019.
Depay alternative
Thuram is great at both scoring and assisting. The truth is that he’s not a pure striker but an inside forward who loves entering the box and looking for a teammate at the far post or shooting himself if he’s in the right position to do so.
Just take a look at the compilation of his goal contributions in 2019/20 – you won’t see there many long-range strikes or crazy dribbling attempts but you’ll be convinced by how smartly Marcus operates within the box.
Brace vs Real Madrid
This has been Marcus’ biggest highlight of the season, if not of his Borussia career as a whole so far.
The Frenchman brought Gladbach to a 2-0 lead at Borussia-Park. Ironically, they conceded two after the forward was subbed off.
Team symbol
It took Thuram a few months to become Gladbach’s most likeable player for neutral fans. After Borussia win their games, Marcus takes the corner flag, puts a player jersey on it and starts dancing and celebrating in front of the fan crowd.
Besides, Marcus is always on the trend wave. After scoring his first goal against Madrid, the Frenchman paid tribute to Chadwick Boseman (the actor who played the Black Panther) who died from cancer in August 2020.
Already France international
Thanks to his brilliant outings in October, Marcus Thuram has earned his first-ever France call-up and is set to feature for the World Cup holders already this month.
Oh, and by the way, Thuram played alongside Kylian Mbappe in 2016 as part of the France U19 side that won the European Championship.
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