Six years later, Sofiane Boufal is back in Angers. During this period, a lot has changed, but it is for those that have remained the same that the attacker has returned. If he progressed with a transfer to Lille, experiences in England and Spain and selections with Morocco, it is for the differences he learned to make at the SCO training center that the 27-year-old player reapplied. The right-hander has signed a long-term contract proving his attachment to an institution that has evolved after the sale of his nugget.
It was only after the departure of the native of Paris that Angers acceded to Ligue 1. In 2014-2015, during the uphill season, Stéphane Moulin’s team was well helped by his player during the first leg. He had scored four goals and delivered three assists before becoming the Angers best seller. In the process, Angers stabilized in the elite of French football and even the stadium was renamed. The landscape has therefore changed. But not the men who inhabit it. And it is for them that Sofiane Boufal rejected requests from European clubs or golden bridges in exotic championships.
“It’s up to me to give them back this love in the field”
“I know the context, I control it. In the staff, I know everyone. When I started in the pros, it was the same people. It’s nice to see faces that I know, people who love and appreciate you. It’s up to me to give them back this love on the pitch, ”notably admitted the winger in an interview shared by the site of his new club. During this interview, he particularly insisted on an Angevin context conducive to his return to the highest level, an ambition that has not left him. “It’s a homecoming that can only do good. I had a great time here, I have great memories. Today, I also needed a context favorable to my development and my success. The SCO met these criteria. “
As at the time when he discovered Ligue 2, Sofiane Boufal will attract attention. He is no longer a hope but the experience acquired since his departure will allow him to bring something new to the Stéphane Moulin collective. More experienced, the number 13 of the SCO is more expected than ever. An illustration of the evolution of the kid who discovered the professional world in August 2012 during a match against Istres. The symbol that eight years later, everyone has progressed before meeting again.
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