A former great hope of the OM training center, Bilal Boutobba decided to pack his bags in the summer of 2016 to move to Sevilla, where he only played for the reserve team, before heading to Montpellier. The Franco-Algerian forward has been playing for two years for Niort, in Ligue 2, where he is enjoying himself: 6 goals and 2 assists in 12 appearances this season.
Asked by The group, the 24-year-old is back on his departure from OM. “I have no regrets. Well yes, the only regret I have is having listened to certain people”he blurted out for the first time. “People who advised you to leave? “,Nabil Djellit retorted. ” Here you are ! Well, let’s say, bad people … Otherwise, for leaving Marseille, no. Because before OM it was complicated, you have to say what it is. It wasn’t like now with a president like Longoria who knows football. There is stability there. We believe that training is taken into consideration and that it can become central to the project “, detailed Bilal Boutobba.
And to continue his reflection, sure of himself: “I think I could have done it at the OM. I was one of the best young people in the club. Among the young people, I was the darling. So on the pitch I am convinced that I could have launched my career there. (…) I am a person from there, I know how it works. I’m a true Marseillaise and I would have resisted the pressure ”.
Following his contract with Niort (20th in Ligue 2) at the end of the season, Bilal Boutobba was then asked about a possible return to OM in the future: “Later, I would like to return to OM. For me he is the greatest French, but he will depend on my career and my history. For the moment I’m not planning on until then ”.
