View from France: Versatile and technical Yacine Adli a great loss to PSG

ByJen Offord

Updated 31/05/2018 at 10:37 GMT+1

With reports this morning that Arsenal are set to make their first signing under Unai Emery, we asked Ligue 1 experts in our French office, just what can we expect from 17-year-old Yacine Adli...

Yacine Adli

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Answers provided by Glenn Cellier...

What are Adli's strengths and weaknesses?

You can compare him to Adrien Rabiot. He's a central midfielder but can play attacking midfield or on the right wing, having played a lot in this position for the French national team at Under-17 and U18 level.

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He's a very technical player. And like Rabiot, he can make great attacking runs, though his weakness is that he is sometimes guilty of hanging back and not applying enough pressure.

Why is he leaving PSG?

It was a priority for PSG to sign him this summer and they offered him more money than Arsenal in order to make sure they retained their young talent. But after Kingsley Coman left the club, it's a concern for Paris that Adli is going too.

Last month, PSG President Nasser al-Khelaïfi told L'Equipe: "Adli will sign. (sporting director) Antero Henrique follows that. It's important for us that our young players integrated the first team".

What has his career been like?

He played just one time with the PSG senior team during the last game of this season, but has been training with the senior team sine December.

How highly-rated is he?

At Paris, he's considered a 'crack'. Bayern Munich and Real Madrid were also keen on him.

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