Nice starlet Khephren Thuram is currently making headlines ahead of the summer transfer window, find out more about the young midfielder, his brief bio, age, height, career and stats, playing style, transfer value
The young Frenchman is currently linked with a move to major European clubs like Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool.
Who is Khephren Thuram, bio, age, height, family, parents, father, career stats, position
Khepren Thuram is 'well placed' on Liverpool's shortlist after meetings his entourage to gauge the players willingness to join. Nice will ask for more than โฌ40m. [@FabriceHawkins] ๐ซ๐ท๐๏ธ pic.twitter.com/hR5EuT9iiE
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Liverpool have opened negotiations with OGC Nice for Khepren Thuram. Liverpool have taken steps to recruit the French international. The operation looks complex.
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Thuram initially made waves in the football world following his impressive performances for OGC Nice in the French Ligue 1.
Khephren Thuram brief bio
Khephren Thuram-Ulien is a French professional footballer who was born on 26 March 2001, in Reggio Emilia, Italy. Thuram currently plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club OGC Nice and the France national team.
He is the son of legendary French defender Lilian Thuram and the younger brother of another footballer Marcus Thuram. Marcus currently plays for Borussia Monchengladbach in the German Bundesliga.
Age and height
Khepren Thuram is currently just 22 years old and stands at a height of 1.92 m.
Khephren Thuram career and stats
Khepren Thuram began his professional career with his first-team debut for Monaco back in August 2019. He was only aged around 18 at that time. The young Frenchman eventually made a breakthrough in the 2020-21 campaign. During that season, Thuram established himself as a regular in the Monaco first team and played a role in helping the team finish third in the Ligue 1 standings.
He made a total of 25 league appearances that season, scoring two goals and providing one assist. His performances eventually earned him a call-up to the French Under-21 team. There again, he has impressed with already five appearances to his name. Thuram was also recently given a chance to play with the France first team just last month.
Khephren Thuram playing style and key strengths
Khephren Thuram primarily plays as a ball-playing No.6 midfielder who despite his towering frame, has nimble feet inside the box. His physical prowess and playing style are similar with fellow Frenchman Paul Pogba.
Thuram is also a dynamic player who is skilled in both the offensive and defensive. He can play as deep-lying midfielder or in a more advanced role on the left of a midfield three.
As a defensive player, Khephren can read the game well and can easily suppress his opponentsโ passing and dribbling. He also has good ball recovery skills in his own third, and uses his 6ft 3in stature to make tackles and interceptions.
As an offensive, player, Thuramโs greatest strength lies in his dribbling skills and his ability to run with the ball. His strong physicality also allows him to shimmy and brush past players. On an average, Thuram attempts over seven dribbles and 3.7 carries per 90 minutes.
Moreover, across the past two seasons, Thuram has been the best-performing central or defensive midfielder in terms of dribbling stats in the Ligue 1. Thuram has also shown to have great intelligence while on the offensive. He has great positioning in the half-space and in the final third of the pitch.
Khephren Thuram expected transfer value
Thuram has seen a significant rise in his expected transfer value over the years. Back in Monaco, his xTV (Expected Transfer Value) was just โฌ0.3million. He eventually reached around โฌ6m back in 2021 and currently sits at โฌ22.3m. Moreover, Thuram could even experience a further growth considering the interest from major clubs surrounding him at the moment.
Transfer links
Khephren Thuramโs physicality, and ball skills has garnered a lot of interest from many clubs. As such, Thuram looks set to leave Nice in the upcoming summer transfer window. Currently, major European clubs like Liverpool, Manchester United and PSG among others are all linked with the French starlet.
Liverpool in particular seems to be strongly linked, as Thuram would be a perfect fit considering his playing style. Moreover, with Thiago and Jordan Henderson both over 30, Thuram has his place in the starting eleven reassured.
When asked about a possible move, Thuram revealed that he is instead choosing to concentrate on his own growth and performance at the moment. He stated in a recent interview:
As a man, as a football player. I donโt know exactly where that is going to take me but I want to be the best version of myself. If that is to play somewhere my whole life then fine. If it is to play at one of the top clubs then I want to achieve thatโ.
Khephren can speak Italian, French, and English fluently, and has a likable personality, whichย makes it easy for him to join any dressing room with ease.
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