It was with the Valenciennes jersey that Ugo Bonnet, emblematic scorer of the RAF made his return to Rodez, a few days after leaving the club.
Barely gone, already back. Saturday evening in Rodez, Ugo Bonnet had a special evening. “At first I didn’t calculate, I was focused on my match. But it’s true that in the end, it made me feel weird. Everything fell and there was a bit of emotion, ”explained the striker at the end of the match.
The RAF child who scored no less than 40 goals in 197 appearances with the Aveyron club was back at Paul-Lignon with his new team from Valenciennes, a club he joined just a few days ago. Ironically, the man in the bun played his first match in his new colors against his favorite club.
The president of Rodez, Pierre-Olivier Murat offers a collector’s jersey to Ugo Bonnet.
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Pierre-Olivier Murat, the Ruthenian president was not mistaken and honored the values of the Aveyron club. Before the start of the match, the president offered a 197 flocked jersey to his emblematic striker, which will remain in the history of the club. Paul-Lignon’s audience also gave him a worthy ovation. And it’s rare enough to be underlined, the supporters were not angry at the surprise departure of their darling.
A hasty departure on which Ugo Bonnet explained after the match: “My transfer? It happened quickly as is often the case during the winter transfer window, it’s quite sudden. I felt it was the right time because there was an opportunity with a club that really wanted to recruit me and that attracted me. We both met there, Valenciennes and I […]. I think it was time to look elsewhere. »
” Have a safe trip home… “
The transfer of Ugo Bonnet for the northern club is however surprising. Why did the striker choose to join a lower ranked club than the RAF (16th against 10th)? A matter of budget and medium-term ambition, no doubt. With 11.5 million euros, the VAFC is the 9th budget of the championship against 7.2 for Rodez (16th). On the figures, there is no match.
Ugo Bonnet no longer wears the “blood and gold” colors of Rodez.
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Ugo Bonnet therefore moved to the North, he, the southerner from Montpellier who spent eleven years of his life in Aveyron. And the weather apparently did not weigh in his choice when signing his new contract. “It is true that in terms of time, it changes. I didn’t see the sun much but imagine that it’s less cold than in Rodez, he smiles. And then the positive point is that there is the plane because we are near Lille, so going down to Montpellier is easier. »
Behind him, at the exit of the locker room, his former teammates are sleeping nicely. Ugo smiles and enjoys the moment. “I would never have left him marked, I had warned him,” laughs goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi, always in a good mood.
Bonnet in discussion with Mpasi, his former RAF teammate.
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The clock is ticking and the Valenciennes bus is waiting for its new player. The time has come for the former Ruthénois to leave the Piton once and for all. “Welcome back home”, laughs Rémy Boissier when Bonnet turns his back on the Paul-Lignon stadium. He smiled one last time, his throat tight, no doubt.
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