Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard netted a double on his France under-21s debut against Albania.
The Hoops ace capped off a terrific week with a brace after netting the opener in a 2-0 win for his club at Ibrox in the derby against Rangers.
Edouard sprang from the bench to score.
Edouard for France U21s. pic.twitter.com/u6a2jfDU9l
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His first was a typical poacher's goal, taking advantage of a defensive slip to steal in behind and lift the ball over the goalkeeper via the aid of a deflection on 77 minutes.
His second was an even better strike after he was picked out by his strike partner towards the edge of the box.
Without a second thought the front man curled an effort in off the post to seal the victory for Les Bleus as they strolled to a 4-0 win.
French news outlet L'Equipe hailed his performance at full-time.
And another.
— Li'l Ze (@LilZe85) September 5, 2019
Double from the bench. pic.twitter.com/ndqOPwgYSl
It comes a short time after the same publication claimed Edouard was poised to join AS Monaco during the summer transfer window - and had even AGREED a deal.
The Ligue 1 giants reportedly were keen on the hit man and had looked at a move for the former PSG man.
However the deal 'fell through' when Monaco left the negotiating table for the 21-year-old.
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