Posted on December 8, 2021 at 12:50 pm by The editorial staff updated on December 8, 2021 at 12:51 pm
The president of Montpellier, Laurent Nicollin, looks behind the scenes of the departures of Andy Delort and Gaëtan Laborde during the last summer transfer window.
Asked by Pierre Ménès on his blog, Pierrot Le Foot, Laurent Nicollin deals with the sales of Andy Delort and Gaëtan Labord e last summer, respectively sold to the < strong> OGC Nice and Rennes . And the president of Montpellier displays some regrets: “Andy was very attached to the club, but he wanted to see something else. Gaëtan, it was planned because it was already a year and a half since we had an agreement with his agent and with him that if he had a good opportunity, he could go. He was very well and very happy in Montpellier, he could even have stayed elsewhere. Andy, let's say it's more the way. That he wants to experience something else, why not, but at some point it prepares, it works, it falls into place. You cannot say on Monday morning, I love my club, I am the captain and I make Montpellier European and on Tuesday morning take a picture with another shirt and sign in another club (…) Are sales necessary? I would say yes. I think every French club except maybe the big ones has suffered. Between Covid and Mediapro, we know that we may have 2-3 years which are going to be complicated. We end up with a deficit of between 10 and 20 million euros each season, “said Nicollin .