Andy Delort, who left Montpellier HSC and ditched his captain’s armband to join OGC Nice, admitted he understood his former supporters’ criticism of him. The striker also said he was “sad” about his departure for the MHSC as a whole, but in particular for President Laurent Nicollin.
In Montpellier, it’s an understatement to say that Andy Delort’s departure to OGC Nice was badly lived. “I understand that the Montpellier supporters were disappointed,” reacted the player this Friday during his presentation with the Riviera club. “But there are a lot of messages that upset me a bit. It went a little further than I thought. But in love stories, the more love there is, the more there is. has hatred. I understood that sentence, “also said the 29-year-old striker.
Andy Delort especially wanted to “thank” the Hérault president Laurent Nicollin. “We loved each other a lot,” he added, although the leader publicly lamented the way Andy Delort’s stint at MHSC ended.
“It is true that it hurt me a lot when I left, compared to him, to the club, to my teammates and all the employees. But I had made my decision. Once again, I thank again once Laurent Nicollin, an exceptional president whom I highly esteem “, concluded Andy Delort.
Rivère to Nicollin: “There will never be a twisted blow”
After his answer, the President of Nice Jean-Pierre Rivère took the floor to ensure that there was a good understanding between the OGCN and the MHSC. “We have very good relations with Laurent Nicollin, who is a very good president, a good person. I gave him a little phone call. I did not take care of the negotiations, but I said to him: ‘Know that on our side, there will never be a twist. ‘He said to me:’ I know ‘”.
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