Pléa has been playing for Nice since 2014 but it is since the arrival of Lucien Favre as the head coach of Nice in 2016 that he has gained in importance in the squad. His partnership with Mario Balotelli, who also arrived in Nice at the same time as Favre has been lethal.
In their first season together, Pléa and Balotelli contributed to OGC Nice qualification to the Champions League qualifiers by scoring a total of 26 of Nice’s 63 goals in the French Ligue 1. An argument could even be made that Pléa was the critical piece, alongside head coach Favre, in resurrecting Balotelli’s career in France.
A quiet character Pléa allowed Balotelli to take centre-stage in Nice giving Balotelli the room the eccentric striker needed, but at the same time backing him up on the pitch. That in itself demonstrates a sort of leadership quality, a character trade that accentuates teammates rather than personal prowess.
What sort of player would any potential club get? Pléa is not only a fantastic pacey striker, who scores goals every weekend, he is also a philanthropist. Inspired by Juan Mata and his project Common Goal, that aims to donate 1% of football players salaries to charities from across the world, Plea pledged to donate his salary to his club’s charity. According to Le Monde estimates, Pléa will donate €14,000 year to the endowment fund of OGC Nice, initiated in March 2018 to carry out grassroots actions at the local level.
Pléa would, therefore, not just be a striker capable of scoring on the field and make his teammates better, he is also a player that looks beyond the pitch.
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