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There is one club that is aiming to sign a contract with a young French defender, known in his homeland as the new one.
The young defender caught the attention of European scouts while playing for the French youth champion team. Since the end of March, he has been training with the main "lions" squad.
"I am so happy with myself! Becoming a professional - every athlete's dream. However, I responsibly declare that I still have a lot to learn. I am not the next Zidane, I am a different personality. I hope to grow into a good footballer, achieve something in this game. But Zidane is a football legend. His level is almost unreachable," - Ben Arfa said on the official "Lyon" website.
Last year, there was quite a commotion in the French press when this left-footed French football hope signed a contract with "Lyon". The noise was due to the fact that the amount of his contract was very high compared to other players of his age. Stories about him were published in all newspapers, not only in the sports sections.
However, after the "Montaigu" youth tournament, where Hatem Ben Arfa represented the French U16 team, all the talks were silenced: the player became the top scorer of the tournament, scoring six goals. He became the main star of the tournament, despite the fact that the French team lost 1:5 to Italy in the final.
Specialists see an unusual dribble in Ben Arfa's game, as well as excellent game thinking.
