« Zaïre-Emery is like Zidane »: Enormous Praise for Young PSG Player

Warren Zaïre-Emery is receiving widespread acclaim. Unknown just a year ago, the 17-year-old PSG player has been called up to the U21 French national team under Thierry Henry. His former coach speaks highly of him.

Warren Zaïre-Emery, the great hope of French football. The 17-year-old PSG player has been in the spotlight since the start of the season. In a feature about him on Téléfoot, Zahir Rahli, his former coach, remembered the importance of Warren Zaïre-Emery in Aubervilliers.

« There was one of my players who looked at me and said, ‘Coach, you changed everyone except Warren.’ I saw that he was right, and I asked him if he knew Zidane, and he said yes. ‘Are you going to sub out Zidane?’ He said no. ‘Well, Warren is like Zidane,’  » recounted the coach.