The newspaper L’Équipe assures that the young (22 years old) Monegasque attacking midfielder remains deaf to the Algerian sirens while waiting for a sign from the France team.
Maghnes Akliouche, the big Blue? Scorer Thursday in the victory against Barça (2-1), in the Champions League, the young (22 years old) attacking midfielder from AS Monaco has the choice regarding his sporting nationality. A native of Tremblay-en-France (Seine-Saint-Denis), he has so far played for the French team at youth level, in U20, U21, and U23, but also with the French team. Olympic, contributing to the silver medal for Thierry Henry’s Bleuets at Paris 2024. However, his parents are Algerians. And the Fennecs have therefore logically already tried their luck to repatriate him.
According to information from L’Équipe, Akliouche rejected the advances of the Algerian selection. “For the moment, there is no debate. He considers himself a French international,” we can read on the sports daily’s website. Whether Didier Deschamps intends to rely on Maghnes Akliouche in the coming weeks or months remains to be seen. The coach was in any case in the stands of Louis II on Thursday, during Monaco-Barça… Last September, the former Torcy player appeared in the list of Gérald Baticle’s Espoirs, starting the matches against Slovenia (1- 1) and Bosnia (2-0), with a goal in the second meeting. Under contract until 2028, Akliouche played 58 matches with ASM (10 goals).
