This player will achieve his dream
Relegated to Ligue 2 in 2020, it only took 2 years for the TFC to find the elite. An express climb that Toulouse owe in part to a man, Rhys Healey. The top scorer in Ligue 2 this season is also eager to discover Ligue 1 and realize his dream, to face Lionel Messi.
The Toulouse sports crisis is now a thing of the past. Red lantern after 28 days in the 2019-2020 season, Toulouse fell to Ligue 2 due to the premature end of the championship. Since then, the Toulousains have come close to going straight back into the top flight, but have come up against Nantes in the play-offs (2-2 in aggregate but an away goal advantage for the Canaries). The following season was the good one, since the Toulouse club finished Ligue 2 champions and therefore secured promotion.
And there is no place for chance, Toulouse performed for 2 years in Ligue 2 following the arrival of a man, Rhys Healey. Recruited to a club of 3and English division, the 27-year-old striker stood out in the first season. With 14 goals and 2 assists, he is the great craftsman of the 3and Toulouse square.
Continue on its take
In title season, he once again shows his good adaptation to the French championship by finishing top scorer with 20 achievements. Before discovering Ligue 1, he attributed himself to the English newspaper The Sun, in particular on his feelings before facing the stars of the elite. ” The chance to face players like Messi was so far away when I was a kid, now it’s so close. I played with these players on FIFA and now I might have the chance to be on the same pitch as them “.
A childhood dream has come true, but Rhys Healey could even go further. If he continues on his spawn, he could easily do better than Messi in terms of goals in his first season in the top flight (6). And why not overtake the Argentinian in the same exercise next season? First elements of response at the beginning of August.