Ligue 2: five gems to watch this season 💎

Ligue 2: five gems to watch this season 💎 The future of French football? This Saturday evening, Ligue 2 returns with an enticing multiplex. As every year, plenty of talents are just waiting to make their mark in the antechamber of French football. So here’s a quick overview of the gems to watch this season. Kevin Pedro - 20 years old - AS Saint-Étienne Already impressive with AS Saint-Étienne last season, the young right-back is hoping to play a major role in Les Verts’ push for promotion. Explosive and versatile, can Les Verts’ breakout talent confirm this season while Saint-Étienne will have huge pressure on their shoulders? Martial Tia - 19 - Stade de Reims Already very impressive last season, Stade de Reims’ young Malian attacking midfielder needs to confirm this year with a club that is also aiming for promotion. Quick and very skillful on the ball, the Afrique Football Elite academy product must keep building physically to shine in Ligue 2. Giovani Versini - 22 years old - Pau FC Trained at OM and not kept on by the southern French club, Versini had to go elsewhere to make a name for himself. Standing at 1.67m, the pocket winger has terrorized Ligue 2 with his dribbling and pace. So much so that he was named in the Team of the Season and received his first call-up to the France U21 squad. At the start of the transfer window, Saint-Étienne and Cologne were notably interested in him. Joseph Kalulu - 21 years old - Pau FC Another Pau FC representative, but it was hard not to mention him. Excellent at left-back, Kalulu seems to be one of those players who could move up a level before the end of the transfer window. Solid defensively, the 21-year-old full-back is also a real attacking threat thanks to athletic qualities far above the norm and his ability to beat his marker. Jordan Mendes - 22 years old - Rodez AF At the heart of Rodez’s exceptional season, the Cape Verdean midfielder has amazed absolutely everyone. Used as a holding midfielder and the tempo-setter for his team, he was nominated for the season’s Best Young Player award and could legitimately have hoped for a place in Cape Verde’s squad for the World Cup. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.