Steve Mandanda has signed up for two seasons with Stade Rennais. Presented to the press on Monday, the interested party justified this career choice.
While he had precisely two years left on his contract in Marseille, the international goalkeeper preferred to leave his favorite club to secure a number one spot. ” Find play time was his leitmotif in making his decision.
” Coming to Rennes is a carefully considered choicehe assures. You had to be convinced that I still had this desire to perform and help the club. With my experience, I look like an old man. I want to put my experience at the service of the group. »
Of course, the 37-year-old goalkeeper does not hide the fact that it was difficult for him to turn his back on Marseille. “ I experienced everything there and it wasn’t easy, it’s my favorite club. I will not lie to you: I will continue to follow them “, he admits.
With the hope of appearing in the national coach’s list for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in a few months. ” The France team never refuses. If they call on me, I will go with pleasure “, breathes the one who displays 34 tricolor capes to his prize list.
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