Bournemouth's Adrien Truffert: It is important to do something outside of football, change your mindset'

"Adrien Truffert has form for hitting the ground running. At Rennes, the club he joined at 13 and spent a decade at until leaving for Bournemouth in the summer, his debut arrived as a substitute against Monaco and culminated in him teeing up the equaliser with a wicked left-foot cross and then scoring a stoppage-time winner. Aged 18, Truffert sent a shot underneath Benjamin Lecomte, the opposition goalkeeper who visits Bournemouth with Fulham on Friday."

"I ran off celebrating and slid on my knees, Truffert says, like you dream of doing as a kid after scoring your first goal. Truffert has excelled for Bournemouth from the moment he contained Mohamed Salah on his first outing in a fearless team performance at Liverpool where he also outshone his predecessor at left-back Milos Kerkez and has played every minute in the Premier League this season."

"We know we lost, so it cannot be perfect, but I think we played very well, he says of Bournemouth's trip to Anfield and their sole defeat in the competition this campaign. I was very excited because it was my first game and it was a very good night. We have made a good start, but now we need to continue and win this week."

"Listening to Truffert discuss his 11m move to the south coast, the first transfer of his career, it is little surprise he has slotted in so seamlessly. Staff talk of an intelligent individual and he is evidently switched on. He recognised the benefits of signing in June, to bed in during pre-season, and has spent the past two years having English lessons, aware how valuable they would prove if he achieved his ambition of reaching the Premier League."

Adrien Truffert progressed through Rennes after joining at 13 and spent a decade at the club before moving to Bournemouth for 11m. He debuted for Rennes as a substitute against Monaco, providing a left-foot cross for an equaliser and scoring a stoppage-time winner at 18 by sending a shot under Benjamin Lecomte. At Bournemouth he contained Mohamed Salah on his first outing at Liverpool, outshone predecessor Milos Kerkez, and has played every Premier League minute this season. He timed his transfer to benefit from pre-season, studied English for two years, and values activities outside football to change mindset.

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