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A former French international wannabe pays a visit to Belmadi

Since leaving Olympique Marseille to join Sevilla FC in 2016, his career has been weighed down. However, Bilal Boutobba (24) made a strong choice by signing for Niort (Ligue 2 BKT) in the summer of 2020. There he has found thrills since the beginning of this season. In 13 appearances, the former French international “hopeful” has scored 6 goals and provided 2 assists in a club that plays … survival (bottom of the table). When asked about Algeria, the binational footballer did not hide that wearing the colors of the Dz would have been a source of pride for him.

At 24, Boutobba it can always start again. Although he was downgraded due to a bad career choice made 6 years ago. Launched by Marcelo Bielsa at 16 years and 3 months (record in the history of the Marseille club), he will do 3 appearances with the pennant team of theOlympic Marseille he followed “Bad advice” deciding to try their luck Spain with the reservation of Sevilla FC. Since that time, his progress has been very successful.

The 2014 World Cup marked him

Despite this, the attacking midfielder tries to be positive. In an interview with Playing sportsthe one who rubbed his shoulders Andy Delort between 2018 and 2020 a Montpellier HSCreveals it “I would like to play with Algeria”. According to him, his attachment to the country dates back to his childhood. Moreover, he is football-wise “Since the 2014 World Cup in which I saw them at the World Cup, I have been passionate about the selection. There, the elimination against Cameroon for the World Cup, I cried, I was disgusted, I couldn’t believe it … “

Boutobba insisted that “ this country, I know. I used to go there regularly as a child to Annaba and Souk-Ahras. Remains strong memories. My family bond is strong. If one day I can wear this shirt, it will be a great source of pride. Recall that the Marseillaise has done all his lessons with theFrench team while being sacred champion of Europe with the U17 in 2015. Back to the foreground Liga 2 with Niortthe player is of interest to many French Ligue 1 teams.

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