It took Leandro Trossard longer to make his Belgium debut than the other nine Premier League players in Roberto Martinez’s glamour squad but the 25-year-old Brighton forward has already made such an impression that he may be asked to deputise for the injured Eden Hazard today.
Trossard’s performance against Ivory Coast on Thursday suggested there is a new star in town — the latest example of Belgium using English football as a finishing school.
Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku top the list of Belgians who honed their talents in the Premier League and Martinez will also be able to call on players from Liverpool, Tottenham, Leicester, Wolves, Crystal Palace and now Brighton.