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Adam Virgo: Talented Julien Stephan is big coup for QPR

Julien Stephan may be an unknown quantity in England, but the new Queens Park Rangers manager is someone I know very well from my time covering French football.
STAR-MAKER: Julien Stephan has a reputation for developing young players PICTURE: Alamy

Julien Stephan may be an unknown quantity in England, but the new Queens Park Rangers manager is someone I know very well from my time covering French football.

And let me tell you - the 44-year-old is a very talented coach with an incredible record of developing young players.
At Rennes, where he worked as a youth coach before taking charge in 2018, it was a non-stop production line of world-class footballers.
Eduardo Camavinga, who is now at Real Madrid. Ousmane Dembele, the PSG forward who is currently favourite for the Ballon d’Or. Jeremy Doku is now at Manchester City. Raphinha spent a...

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