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Three unnamed Ligue 1 clubs scouting Rodolfo Zelaya and Jaime Alas – Ligue 1 newsThe recent CONCACAF Gold Cup ended with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/United-States-c3034 4-2 after coming back from two goals down. The recent Gold Cup has been considered a huge success and several players have been under the radar following their performances for their respective countries.Reports in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 now suggest that three French Ligue 1 clubs had sent scouts on the eve of the tournament in order to have a look at the talent available in North America. The scouts have recently returned impressed with two members of the El Salvador national team.Rodolfo Zelaya and Jaime Alas were integral members of the El Salvador national team throughout the tournament and helped La Selecta to the quarterfinal of the Gold Cup. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rodolfo-c31415 Zelaya usually plays as a second striker and was in phenomenal form for the national team.The 23-year-old is currently playing for El Salvador Primera Division club http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alianza-FC-c38314 and scored four goals in four games in the Gold Cup for La Selecta. Jaime Alas on the other hand is playing for CD Luis Angel Firpo in the Primera Division and was a driving force in the midfield for the El Salvador national team.Both youngsters are already being monitored by Major League Soccer clubs but reports now suggest that the unnamed French clubs are looking to steal the race on their American counterparts over the signings of the talented youngsters.Jaime Alas joined Firpo from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/El-Salvador-c2891 so far but has been touted to become one of the best midfielders ever produced by El Salvador.Zelaya initially joined Alianza on loan from Leon last season and secured a permanent move to the club earlier this year. The 23-year-old has so far made 29 appearances for the national side and has scored 11 goals.The duo is young and is still relatively inexperienced which means that the French clubs could easily afford signing the great prospects. Rumours suggest that the youngsters are also attracting a lot of interest from Spanish La Liga sides.However, Ligue 1 might be a great introduction to European football for the youngsters as the French league gives a solid platform for youngsters from South/North http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/America-c38390 to settle down to the pace of the European game before making a move to a bigger European league if they are good enough.
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