Lucien Agoume

Lucien Jefferson Agoume (born 9 February 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Brest, on loan from Inter Milan.

Club Career

Sochaux

Prior to joining Sochaux, Agoume started his career with SC Clemenceau Besancon in 2013, and signed for Racing Besancon during the 2013–14 season. He arrived at FC Sochaux-Montbeliard in 2014. He made his professional debut on 19 October 2018. Sochaux won the game against Troyes by 2–1. He became the youngest player to debut in Sochaux. During the time he was playing for the club, other clubs such as Barcelona, Inter and Lyon were watching him. Most of the time, Agoume played as a defensive midfielder. He can also be deployed as a central midfielder and an attacking midfielder. He showed good awareness and had good pinpoint passing and innovative vision. According to Agoume's former head coach in Sochaux, Omar Daf, he is a player that improve in games. Before Agoume was transferred to Inter, he has already made 15 appearances for Sochaux in Ligue 2 and one appearance in Coupe de France at the age of 17.

Inter Milan

Inter Milan completed the transfer of Agoume on 5 July 2019, with a total transfer fee of €4.5 million including add-ons. According to the statement, Agoume had signed a three-year deal with Inter Milan. He was playing for the club's Primavera for the 2019–20 season. Inter Milan faced competitions from other clubs such as Barcelona and Lyon, when signing the player. According to Oscar Damiani, one of the intermediaries in the deal, Barcelona and Manchester City wanted to recruit Agoume. According to Agoume himself, he chose to join Inter, because the team believes a lot in him. His attributes made Inter to sign him during the summer transfer window, becoming a defensive midfielder with incredible tackle resistance. Fans compare Agoume with Paul Pogba. Pogba has the same nationality and play the same position as Agoume. Antonio Conte trained both of them befor

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