Lucas Digne #3

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For a player who has represented the likes of Lille, Roma, PSG and Barcelona, you wouldn't expect that the majority of his appearances for France would have come while playing for Everton and Aston Villa. While at some of Europe's elite clubs, the left-back role was never truly his own, but it is now. “I feel as though I’m playing the best football of my career,” he says. “I am a happy footballer, a happy man, and a happy father. I’m loving what I’m doing.” Digne attributes his current status to the Aston Villa manager, Unai Emery. "He took me to the next level," says Digne. For the full-back, it was initially going down a level that has allowed him to make that step up.

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