The consolation for Pierre Kalulu after he missed selection for France’s glittering World Cup squad was that he got to go to North America to watch his brother play for Democratic Republic of Congo instead.It was seeing Gedeon in North America, and another older brother, Aldo Kalulu, who plays for China League 1 side Nantong Zhiyun, make the grade that led Pierre to believe becoming a professional was the most natural thing in the world.“When you see an older brother do something, it feels touchable,” Juventus defender Kalulu told the South China Morning Post.“When I signed [professionally] for Lyon, I didn’t think it was amazing. It was just what my brothers had already done; it felt like the next step in school, maybe like getting a degree.“It’s only when I talk about it, I realise it’s kind of impressive.”Denmark’s Joakim Maehle (left) challenges DR Congo’s Gedeon Kalulu during a friendly ahead of the Fifa World Cup. Photo: AFPExpected to play for Juventus against Chelsea at Kai Tak Stadium on Wednesday, Kalulu left Lyon for AC Milan in 2020, having not played a senior match for the club he grew up supporting, even if his eyes were drawn to the group of ultras who “sang for the whole game”.