Jean-Philippe Gbamin News: Needs to build fitness

Gbamin is a little behind his teammates in preseason fitness and has been making technical errors as a result, coach Stephane Le Mignan said in a press conference, according to Team Grenat. "Jean-Philippe needs to get into the rhythm. He made a few more technical errors against Troyes, but he's still a little behind in his fitness, and to make up for it, he needs to keep going. I think he'll perform better in the coming weeks."

Gbamin is still a few weeks away from getting back to his level as he remains underform and has made some technical mistakes during the Grenats' preseason. That said, Gbamin has experience and will likely build on his fitness ahead of the first game of the 2025/26 Ligue 1 season, as he is expected to start in the backline for the Croix de Lorraine club.