Adrien Truffert made his debut for the France Espoirs team on November 12 against Liechtenstein. – FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP
- The young Rennes left-back Adrien Truffert is participating from this Thursday in the Euro Espoirs with Les Bleuets.
- Almost unknown before the start of the season, the defender revealed himself to the general public for his first Ligue 1 match against Monaco.
- Since then, Adrien Truffert, nicknamed the “Truffle” by his partners, has established himself as a quasi-holder within the Breton club.
No offense to Belgian coach Roberto Martinez who recently made her eyes soft, it is in the jersey of the France team that Adrien Truffert will participate in the Euro Espoirs in Hungary and Slovenia, with a first meeting for the Bleuets this Thursday evening against Denmark. The young Rennes left-back was indeed born in Liège on November 20, 2001. “But I only lived there for three months and I do not have the nationality”, he says, all the same flattered by this approach. . “I am obviously very honored to have been contacted, assures the defender. But today I have a European Championship to play with France and I am focusing on that. “
Being tracked by the coach of the Red Devils, the first nation in the Fifa ranking, testifies in any case that there is talent in the guy. Trained at Stade Rennais after having played at FC Chartres as a child, Adrien Truffert was however almost unknown to the battalion before the start of the season. The general public discovered him for his first match in Ligue 1 on September 19 against Monaco. Entered into play just before half-time following the injury of Faitout Maoussa, the left side then made the show by first delivering an assist before offering the victory to his team in the stoppage of play of a powerful strike from the left.
This had earned him a nice room with his partner Romain Salin. “First game, an assist and a goal. He’s going to have a great Truffle weekend! “, The Breton porter had indicated with a smile, describing him as” a good kid, a little introverted, very polite and who received a great education “.
“Healthy competition” with Faitout Maouassa
Since then, the “little one” has grown thicker, chaining tenures and high-end services under the Stéphan era. Promised to a role of understudy, he even allowed himself to relegate to the bench poor Dalbert, landed in Brittany to compensate for the unavailability of Faitout Maoussa. “Honestly, if I had been told that at the start of the season, I would have signed directly,” admits the player.
His performance earned him the first call to Les Bleuets on November 11 against Liechtenstein before continuing against Switzerland. Sylvain Ripoll has renewed his confidence in him by summoning him for the Euro where he will meet his friends Camavinga and Maoussa, his competitor at Stade Rennais and with Les Bleuets as left side. “With Faitout we get along very well, it’s very healthy as a competition and we both pull up,” said the Rennes revelation of the season.
He has just extended his contract with Rennes until 2025
In club, Adrien Truffert seems in any case to have taken a small ascendancy on Faitout Maoussa. After having started on the bench for the first of Bruno Genesio against OM, the “Truffle” has indeed regained its place of holder against Strasbourg and Metz. The new Breton coach seems in any case to appreciate his young defender “who has a lot of volume and can repeat the efforts both offensively and defensively”. “But what surprised me the most since my arrival is his ability to assimilate information and instructions, underlines the Rennes coach. This demonstrates a tactical intelligence which is interesting although it still has things to improve, especially in the finish and in his crosses. “
Aware of having gold in their hands, the leaders of Rennes also wanted to armor their nugget by signing an extension of contract at the end of February to Adrien Truffert, who is now engaged until 2025 with the Rouge et Noir.