Leonardo Jardim Monaco sold XI

Leonardo Jardim was recently relieved of his managerial duties with AS Monaco
Leonardo Jardim was recently relieved of his managerial duties with AS Monaco

Wingers

Thomas Lemar

Thomas Lemar dominated the wings during his time with AS Monaco
Thomas Lemar dominated the wings during his time with AS Monaco

Lemar was one of those players who joined Monaco during the tenure of Jardim, signing for the club in 2015 for a reported fee of around €4 million after almost 7 years with Caen.

Thomas Lemar was born on the 12th of November 1995 and started his footballing career with SM Caen.

The 22-year old World Cup winner was yet another integral part of the 2016/17 Ligue 1 winning team and made over 127 appearances and scored 22 goals for the Monaco side in his 3-year stint.

The versatile player, who is known to play in both the wings, was one of the last player's to leave the club under Jardim, joining Atletico Madrid in the summer for a reported fee of around €70 million.

Kylian Mbappe

The golden boy of Football was discovered by AS Monaco
The golden boy of Football was discovered by AS Monaco

A product of the AS Bondy youth system, Kylian Mbappe was born on the 20th of December 1998 and started his young footballing journey with AS Bondy before joining Monaco at the age of 15 after almost 9 years with AS Bondy.

The golden boy of French football signed his professional contract at the age of 16 with Monaco in 2015 and spent the season with B team before being elevated to the senior team.

The young forward was instrumental in the title run for AS Monaco in 2016/17 season as he made 29 appearances and scored an impressive 15 goals in the league ending the season with a total of 26 goals in 44 appearances.

The World Cup winner spent 4 seasons with the Monaco side making a total of 60 appearances for the senior team and scoring 27 goals before moving to PSG in 2017, initially on loan and then permanently in 2018, for world record fee, reported to be around €135 million+ add-ons, for a teenager and the second highest transfer fee ever paid.

Honourable mentions: Anthony Martial, Yannick Carrasco, Keita Balde, Bernardo Silva.

Striker

Valere Germain

Valere Germain during his with AS Monaco
Valere Germain during his with AS Monaco

The forward who paved the way with the arrival of Falcao, Germain was born on the 17th of April 1990 and started his footballing career with AS Monaco.

The French forward spent almost 12 years with the club and was instrumental in filling the gap left by Radamel Falcao, who dislodged his first-team position, when the Colombian was out with an ACL.

The forward made a total of 202 appearances and scored 53 goals for the Los Monegasques before joining Marseille for a reported fee of €7.2 million.

Honourable Mentions: Dimitar Berbatov

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