The Hype French Generation: Valentin Rosier The Sporting Lisbon defender tells his passion for fashion at nss sports

The "new wave" of contemporary footballers no longer lends their face for advertising campaigns or for some appearances on the sofas of TV shows, but tends to want to build their own image according to personal tastes, their own style and of one's personality, so as to make oneself distinguishable from any anotherone.

Fortunately - or out of necessity - we are witnessing a turning point, where players like Hector Bellerin, David Alaba and Tom Davies are giving a proof of the two-dimensionality of modern footballers, who must be performing on the field but can also have hobbies beyond outside the green rectangle. These are guys who want to communicate their images in a clear way, also through their greatest passion: fashion.

The French wave follows this trend, taking boost of an advantage dictated by the melting pot: it is in fact a country, France, which most of all in Europe has absorbed typically American influences, where the mix between culture, music and fashion is at the the basis of one's daily life, making the approach to freedom of expression much easier than in other contexts.

It's hard to blame him, given that the items of the next collaboration between Kim Jones and the Jumpman team will be truly inaccessible. In addition, if he were to succeed in making the purchase he would attract the envy of his fans and followers, with whom he has a good relationship: ''It is difficult to compare Dijon fans with those of Sporting, because the Portuguese have a European background much more important and the expectations of the fans are also different. This is why I often receive comments in my posts, but I always try to respond with a smile. Being a professional footballer does not mean that you cannot have other interests and that they can distract me from always giving 100% on the field''.