Fonseca In Awe Of Carlos Baleba

Cameroonian mid – Carlos Baleba has impressed his coach and his teammates in their 2-0 win Valladolid.

Currently camping in Spain, Lille won 2-0 against Real Valladolid.

With an assist to his name, Carlos Baleba again delighted onlookers. Author of a quality performance, the Cameroonian midfielder won over his coach Paulo Fonseca.

The Portuguese technician even thinks that the EFBC graduate
can get a starting position: “I think that today, Carlos Baleba is a player who can play as a starter. He represents the future of Lille, there is no doubt,” he told La Voix des Sports. In addition to the boss and Lille’s technical staff, Rémy Cabella, is amazed just at a glance of the 18-year-old player and sees in him a very great future player: “Carlos Baleba impresses me. At his age, it’s huge what he does. Afterwards, he is still fiery in his game (…) He is a very powerful player and if, in the future, he understands the game a little more, he will be incredible,” he added.

Following these statements, it would be very likely to see Baleba start in Ligue 1 with Lille as soon as the championship resumes.

Baleba was pre-selected for the World Cup but he couldn’t make the final 26-man list of coach Rigobert Song.