Serie A 2025-26 🇮🇹: five French players to watch this season 🔎 | OneFootball

Serie A is back this weekend. On this occasion, OneFootball presents to you the five French players to keep a very close eye on this season in Italy!

5️⃣ Khéphren Thuram - Juventus

After a very good year adapting to Italy, the 24-year-old midfielder now aims to win a title. Juve dreams of the Scudetto, and for that, stability and order are needed in midfield. Under the guidance of Igor Tudor, Thuram played 10 matches as a starter with only one defeat. After his breakthrough, will he explode onto the scene?

4️⃣ Mike Maignan - AC Milan

After a lackluster season in Milan, Magic Mike is on a mission to kickstart a new cycle with the Rossoneri. Allegri has arrived, along with new names like Luka Modric. In short, the former PSG player will need to be one of the leaders of a revolt to bring Milan back to the top of the Italian league. He has also been named captain of the Lombard side.

3️⃣ Mattéo Guendouzi - Lazio

After two seasons where he proved his worth, the former OM player has established himself as a key figure for the Biancocelesti. Regularly mentioned among the best in his position across the Alps, the midfielder will need to lead his team to greater consistency. In 2021-22, he finished his best season at Marseille with 5 goals and 14 assists. Can he do even better this year?

2️⃣ Manu Koné - AS Roma

His rapid adaptation to Serie A amazed all the league’s observers. Roma’s metronome was one of the best in his position all season long. If he keeps up this pace, it’s very likely that Didier Deschamps will trust him for the next World Cup. In the meantime, AS Roma is counting on him to compete with the giants of Serie A and Europe.

1️⃣ Marcus Thuram - Inter

Granted, he didn’t win a title last year, but his season was remarkable, notably with a run to the Champions League final. On the eve of his third season at Inter, the striker born in Parma will be tasked with stepping up to the next level—bringing home at least one title with his team. Individually, he has the ability to finish as the league’s top scorer. With the competition heating up among the French national team’s forwards, he’ll need a stellar season to secure a ticket to the World Cup. Promises to be exciting!

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