“FC Metz offers me the opportunity to play in Ligue 1, a childhood dream”

In June 2019, you were very close to FC Metz. In the end, the affair was not concluded. How did you live and go through this first missed date?

“It stayed in the back of my mind, obviously, especially since we stayed in contact with FC Metz. But, so far, I had a season to prepare and do with Nancy and it was therefore necessary to get back to work very quickly. Now I’m here and it’s a real pleasure! “

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On Nancy’s side, how were things perceived?

“I was ready to go back to the field with Nancy and give myself one hundred percent. It really wasn’t a problem for me. With my teammates, there was no problem either, they wanted me to come back to the group (he was sidelined at the start of the championship by the Nancy leaders). It went a little less well with the supporters, it’s true (shy smile). But we had made a kind of pact which consisted in leaving me alone during my matches. So in the end, for me, everything was fine. “

You are 23 years old, 105 Ligue 2 matches on the clock: is the Metz project the one you needed at this point in your career?

” Of course ! First, because it’s been two years since the leaders of Metz have been following me, it’s not nothing, and I can only thank them for that … Then, FC Metz offers me the opportunity to play in Ligue 1, a childhood dream. It is therefore important, in my progress, to come to such a club. “

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“Working with such a coach is a source of pride”

What makes you dream in Ligue 1?

“I am from the Paris region (he was born in Bezons, in the Val-d’Oise) : so being able to play at the Parc des Princes is a childhood dream in itself. But it does not only concern the stadiums, it is above all the general level of the championship and the players who play there that interest me a lot. “

Did you talk to Frédéric Antonetti and how do you see your future coach?

“Yes, we discussed a bit of everything and the feeling is over. He wanted me to come to FC Metz and for me, working with such a coach is a source of pride. I know he will bring me a lot in the serious, in the work because I heard that we worked hard with him (smile). His experience will help me enormously in my progress. “

You will find Vagner under the garnet colors …

“Yes, he is a former Nancy with whom I played but he is above all a friend. We talked a lot about FC Metz, training, the coach, etc. He told me he was a great trainer so it made me want to come even more. It’s a little extra for me that he’s here. I repeat, we are friends and you can feel it in the game. I am in a hurry to be on the field with him. ”

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