From the National Championship to a high level
The National championship is one of the cradles of many great players. Indeed, players like Olivier Giroud or Mathieu Valbuena made their mark in this very league before exploding at the highest level.
In the case of the AC Milan striker, after learning his skills at Istres in 2008, the Les Bleus striker left for Tours in Ligue 2. After two years in the French second division, Olivier Giroud moved to Hérault in the summer of 2010 or there he was elected top scorer of Ligue 1 during the 2011/2012 season. We know the rest of his career.
As for Mathieu Valbuena, he moved directly from the domestic league to Ligue 1. Indeed, during the 2005/2006 season, he contributed greatly to FC Libourne’s rise to Ligue 2, which saw him move in the summer of the same year at Olympique de Marseille.
A switch between the national team and Ligue 1 that worked out quite well as he will delight the Olympians for 8 seasons and then play his first matches in the French team. OM will move to Dynamo Moscow for €7 million in 2014.
A huge financial gain for a small risk
However, the case of Azzedine Ounahi is quite different, joining SCO Angers in the summer of 2021. The Moroccan international spent only one season in the national team with the United States Avranches before flying to Ligue 1. Furthermore, he played in a semi-final of World Cup and only 1.5 years after his departure from the national team.
To the Girondins de Bordeaux: Diawara, Faubert, Cohade
The FCGB has always been very cautious when it comes to recruiting players who play for the national team. However, we can mention some well-known names. The first is Kaba Diawara who shines with Sporting Toulon Var in the national team. He is spotted by Bordeaux who recruits him. He will stay 4 seasons and score 18 goals between 1995-1999. Bordeaux transfer to Arsenal for 3 million euros.
The next, Julien Faubert is also part of these hires in the national team. After two full seasons in Cannes, he signed for Bordeaux in 2004. Having arrived on a free agent basis, he left in 2007 against a check for 9 million euros paid by West Ham to the Girondins. It’s the jackpot.
There is also the case of Renaud Cohade who signed with the Girondins in 2004 with two seasons in the national team with Nîmes. He lets the Girondins go free.
Boutrah a shot to try in the transfer window?
After all, the case of Azzedine Ounahi recalls one of the Bordeaux trails. In fact, the 22-year-old US Concarneau player, Amina Boutrah author of 8 goals and 5 assists in the space of 15 league games is monitored by the leadership of the girondini.
A transfer that gains credibility if we compare it with that of the Moroccan international and with those of many other great players who have passed through the National Championship. Besides the sporting aspect and the benefit of recruiting a talented player like Boutrah, the financial upheaval can be huge for the club. Especially since the financial risk is reduced. It is rumored that Concarneau is asking for 300,000 euros to release its fit man this winter.
We are far from the 4.5 million euros invested in Fransergio in the summer of 2021 by the management of Girondins.