“This is special for me. I had a return in mind all my career and I had promised it to my father”, Defour said at his first press conference as a KV Mechelen player. “I was trained here, I came here every two weeks to watch the games, my idols played here … This is a choice of the heart and the pieces of the puzzle fell together.”
“I got a ton of responses. My phone was 80 percent charged when the news was released and it kept vibrating until it went flat.”
Whether this will also be the last stop in his career, Defour does not yet say. “The future will tell. My contract is only for 1 year for the time being. Both parties are really looking forward to it. We are curious and we will see how it goes. Now it is important to play me here in the team and to achieve good results together. “
The poor financial situation of KV Mechelen is no secret. How much water did Defour have to add to the wine? “Let’s just say that wine has been mixed with the water. But that was not the most important thing. I just had to know that KVM really wanted this. This is not comparable to what I have earned in the rest of my career, but I need to. neither. This is a great club. “
This weekend, KV Mechelen will play at home against Kortrijk. Is Defour ready? “I am training and I played 60 minutes in the exhibition game against Ghent. But before that I had not played a match for 8 months. Physically I am further than last year, but I miss match rhythm and I am not in top form yet. “
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