Sofiane Boufal: 5 interesting facts about the new Southampton signing

Boufal Angers
Boufal’s journey from the Angers’ youth setup into their first team spanned only two years.

#5 “Ronaldinho: Greatest of all time!”

Roanldinho
The Lille playmaker wastes no time in rating the Brazilian wizard as his greatest inspiration.

While insisting that dribbling comes naturally to him, Boufal has often acknowledged the importance of the countless hours of street football in the streets of Angers in honing what has become the greatest asset to his game.

“I like to try things, to take players on and dribble with the ball. I played a lot of futsal when I was little and that helped me to work on my technique, to do nutmegs and flicks. I really like Ronaldinho… and Zidane. But more Ronaldinho… I loved the way he’d put on a show… I loved his dribbling, his pure skill. To me.. .best of all time.”

An unmistakable global icon and Brazilian star in Ronaldinho Gaúcho standing out as a predominant inspiration, it’s hardly a surprise why Boufal is so exceptional with regard to his wide array of moves and tricks!

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