Kylian Mbappe says he and his team-mates have been proven video footage of Brighton’s Evan Ferguson forward of France’s Euro 2024 qualifier in opposition to Eire on Monday.
Ferguson has scored seven targets for Brighton this season and the 18-year-old netted on his debut for Eire in opposition to Latvia final week.
“We noticed some clips of him, he’s a superb striker and an vital participant,” Mbappe mentioned on Sunday.
“It is his first season as a striker, an vital striker for his or her staff. However we hope tomorrow that it’s not good for him and we are going to win.
“We wish to do a superb job however he is an effective participant.”
France coach Didier Deschamps additionally spoke about Ferguson and cited Eire’s ‘new technology’ of gamers forward of Monday’s match.
“There’s a new Eire technology now with new gamers,” he mentioned.
“Ferguson poses a risk, [he’s] a superb participant. [Mikey] Johnston as properly has joined the staff. It’s a mixture of younger and skilled gamers. Eire are identified for being direct and vertical in how they play however from what I’ve seen in current video games they’re able to taking part in the ball alongside the bottom as properly.”
